saap3趿
Jyutpingsaap3
Yalesaap
Definition
To wear shoes with the heels flattened; to shuffle along in slippers or slipshod shoes.
colloquialdaily actionsclothing
How it's used
Describes the specific sound and motion of dragging one's heels or footwear along the ground. It is most frequently used when someone is wearing loose-fitting footwear like slippers or sandals, where the heel of the shoe repeatedly hits the ground. The term carries a slightly negative connotation, often implying laziness or a lack of energy in one's gait.
Examples
Don't shuffle around the street wearing those slippers.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe walking in general, as it specifically refers to the dragging motion of the feet or footwear. It is not a synonym for walking normally.
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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.
