nyun5 lap1 lap1暖粒粒
Jyutpingnyun5 lap1 lap1
Yalenyúhn lāp lāp
Definition
Warm and cozy; feeling warm and comfortable.
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How it's used
Reduplication of adjectives like this is a common way to express a sense of comfort or a pleasant sensory experience. It implies a gentle, sustained warmth rather than a scorching or intense heat. You will often hear it used to describe the feeling of wearing thick clothes in winter or holding a warm beverage.
Examples
This jacket feels warm and cozy after putting it on, very comfortable.
Drinking a cup of hot tea makes you feel all warm and toasty, do you want some?
Related words
Common phrases
a warm and cozy feeling
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
