pin3 dei6遍地
Jyutpingpin3 dei6
Yalepin deih
Definition
Everywhere; all over the place.
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How it's used
Focuses on the physical state of something being scattered or covering the ground extensively. It carries a slightly more descriptive or literary weight compared to the very common colloquial phrase 周圍都係. Use it when you want to emphasize that the ground or surface is completely covered by the subject.
Examples
There is trash everywhere here, it is so dirty.
Look, there are fallen leaves all over the park.
Related words
Common phrases
to blossom everywhere
opportunities everywhere
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe abstract concepts like popularity or availability, as it specifically implies physical presence on the ground. For abstract ubiquity, stick to 到處 or 周圍.
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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.
