wan4 to4 to4暈酡酡晕酡酡
Jyutpingwan4 to4 to4
Yalewàhn tòh tòh
Definition
Dizzy, light-headed, or woozy, often due to drinking or feeling faint.
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How it's used
This reduplicated adjective describes a mild, often pleasant or hazy state of light-headedness rather than a severe medical condition. It is frequently used to describe the feeling after consuming alcohol or the drowsy, floating sensation when one is extremely tired. The repetition of the character creates a rhythmic, descriptive quality that emphasizes the lingering nature of the feeling.
Examples
After drinking that glass of wine, I feel a bit light-headed.
Are you sick? Why do you look so dizzy?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe serious medical vertigo or fainting, as it implies a soft, fuzzy sensation rather than a loss of consciousness or intense spinning. For medical dizziness, use 暈 or 頭暈 instead.
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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.
