zik6 dei6席地
Jyutpingzik6 dei6
Yalejihk deih
Definition
To sit or lie directly on the ground.
colloquialdaily actionsplaces
How it's used
Focuses on the act of using the floor or ground as a makeshift seat when chairs are unavailable or inconvenient. It carries a slightly literary or descriptive tone compared to just saying 坐喺地下. It is frequently used in contexts involving picnics, camping, or crowded public spaces where people naturally gather on the floor.
Examples
They like to sit on the ground in the park.
Why do you have to sit on the ground to eat?
Related words
Common phrases
to sit on the ground
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe sitting on a chair or a bench, as it specifically implies the absence of furniture. It is also not used for lying down, for which you would use 瞓喺地下.
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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.
