mok6 daai6莫大
Jyutpingmok6 daai6
Yalemohk daaih
Definition
Utmost, most extreme, or greatest; nothing could be greater.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal contexts or written prose, this term carries a sense of gravity and finality that feels out of place in casual conversation. It functions as a superlative, emphasizing that nothing exceeds the scale or intensity of the situation being described. You will frequently encounter it in literary phrases or formal speeches rather than when chatting with friends.
Examples
This is the greatest honor.
His misunderstanding of you is truly immense.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in everyday speech to describe simple things like size or quantity, as it sounds overly dramatic or archaic. Use 大 or 咁大 instead for normal comparisons.
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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.
