saat3 taan1煞攤煞摊
Jyutpingsaat3 taan1
Yalesaat tāan
Definition
To finish, end, or conclude; to reach termination or closure.
colloquialdaily actionswork
How it's used
Originally derived from the terminology of street performers packing up their gear, this term carries a sense of finality or shutting down an operation. It is often used to describe the conclusion of a project, a business venture, or even a social gathering that has run its course. The tone is informal and implies that the activity is being brought to a definitive end.
Examples
We will wrap things up once this event is finished.
When do you plan to call it a day?
Related words
Common phrases
preparing to wrap up
officially closing down
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general verbs for finishing like 做完, as 煞攤 specifically carries the nuance of closing down a setup or ending an entire operation rather than just completing a single task.
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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.
