taam3 gwo1 mou5探戈舞
Jyutpingtaam3 gwo1 mou5
Yaletaam gwō móuh
Definition
The tango dance.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the ballroom dance style, often used in contexts describing formal social events or dance classes. While it is a loanword, it is treated as a standard noun in Cantonese, frequently appearing with the verb 跳 to indicate the action of dancing.
Measure word
zek3隻jekExamples
They dance the tango very well together.
Related words
Common phrases
to dance the tango
Grammar color guide
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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.
