sak1 dau6 lung4塞竇窿塞窦窿
Jyutpingsak1 dau6 lung4
Yalesāk dauh lùhng
Definition
Naughty child or kid.
colloquialpeoplefamily
How it's used
Refers to children in a playful, slightly mischievous, or informal way. It carries a sense of affection mixed with the acknowledgment that children can be noisy or troublesome. It is rarely used in formal settings or when speaking to someone you do not know well.
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Do not use this term in professional or formal environments as it sounds overly casual and potentially dismissive. It is strictly for informal, private conversations among friends or family.
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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.
