taan1攤摊
Jyutpingtaan1
Yaletāan
Definition
To spread out, lay flat, or unfold.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Used primarily for spreading things out flat to occupy space or to expose them for drying or inspection. It implies a sense of disorder or casualness, as if the items are being laid out without much care for neatness. When referring to someone lying down lazily, it is often paired with 喺度 to describe the act of sprawling out.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 擺, which simply means to place or put something down. 攤 specifically emphasizes the action of flattening or opening something up to cover a surface area.
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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.
