tin1 haa6 taai3 ping4天下太平
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Yaletīn hah taai pìhng
Definition
Tin Haa Taai Ping; a traditional two-player paper-and-pencil game played using rock-paper-scissors.
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How it's used
This game is a quintessential childhood memory for many Hong Kong students who grew up before the widespread use of smartphones. It is played exclusively with pen and paper during breaks or boring lessons. The name itself is ironic, as the gameplay involves aggressive attacks to destroy the opponent's base.
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When we were little, we used to play 'Tin Haa Taai Ping' in the classroom all the time.
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Common phrases
to play the game 'Tin Haa Taai Ping'
Common mistake
Do not confuse this game name with the idiom 天下太平, which means 'the world is at peace'. Context will usually clarify whether someone is talking about a board game or the state of global affairs.
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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.
