ming4 daan1名單名单
Jyutpingming4 daan1
Yalemìhng dāan
Definition
A list of names; a roll or roster.
neutralschoolwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to a document or digital file containing a collection of names for a purpose, such as attendance, selection, or registration. It is almost exclusively paired with the measure word 份, which emphasizes the document as a discrete unit of information.
Measure word
fan2份fánExamples
Can you check if my name is on the list?
The teacher has already handed out the list.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 點名, which refers to the act of calling out names to check attendance rather than the physical list itself.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
