zin6 gaak3 haa6 lau4賤格下流贱格下流
Jyutpingzin6 gaak3 haa6 lau4
Yalejihn gaak hah làuh
Definition
Despicable, contemptible, or low-down; possessing extremely bad character.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
This is a strong, highly offensive compound adjective used to condemn someone's character or behavior. It combines two distinct terms for moral depravity, creating an emphatic expression that suggests both malicious intent and a lack of basic decency. It is almost exclusively used in heated arguments or when gossiping about someone's reprehensible actions.
Examples
He is truly despicable and low, always cheating people out of money.
Why are you being so despicable and low? You really have no class.
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Common phrases
despicable and low behavior
a despicable and low person
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply poor or of low social status, as it refers strictly to moral character rather than economic standing. Using it to describe a person's financial situation would be a significant misunderstanding of its derogatory nature.
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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.
