to4駝驼
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Yaletòh
Definition
Humpbacked, or to carry on the back.
- hump; hunchback; hunchbacked
- to carry on the back
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How it's used
Primarily used to describe the physical posture of being hunched or stooped, often due to age or poor habit. It carries a slightly negative connotation when describing someone's posture as it implies a lack of uprightness or vitality. While it can mean to carry something on the back, that usage is less common in modern daily speech compared to the posture sense.
Examples
His back is all hunched up, it is very tiring for him to walk.
Related words
Common phrases
hunchbacked
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 孭, which is the standard verb for carrying someone or something on your back like a backpack. 駝 specifically focuses on the physical shape of the back or the act of carrying heavy loads in a way that causes a hunch.
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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.
