ping4 dang2平等
Jyutpingping4 dang2
Yalepìhng dáng
Definition
Equal; enjoying the same status, rights, or treatment.
neutralpeopleother
How it's used
Focuses on the concept of fairness and rights, often appearing in discussions about social justice or workplace policies. It carries a slightly formal weight compared to everyday adjectives, so it is more common in serious conversation or news than in casual banter between friends.
Examples
Men and women should be equal, don't look down on anyone.
Do you think this society is equal enough?
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Common mistake
Learners often use it as a verb like 'to equalize', but it functions strictly as an adjective or a noun in Cantonese. To express the act of making things equal, one must use a verb like 搞到 or 變得 before it.
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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.
