zeoi6 dei6墜地坠地
Jyutpingzeoi6 dei6
Yalejeuih deih
Definition
To fall to the ground; for a person or object to drop down.
neutraldaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical impact of an object hitting the floor or ground. It is more descriptive and slightly more formal than simply saying 跌落地下, often used in news reports or written descriptions to emphasize the suddenness or the force of the impact.
Examples
The cup accidentally fell to the ground and shattered.
Did his phone break when it fell to the ground?
Related words
Common phrases
unfortunately fell to the ground
Common mistake
Do not use this for people falling down in a general sense, as 跌親 is the standard colloquial term for a person tripping or falling. 墜地 implies a more dramatic or singular event of an object hitting the surface.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
