zuk1 laam4 daa2 seoi2竹籃打水竹篮打水
Jyutpingzuk1 laam4 daa2 seoi2
Yalejūk làahm dá séui
Definition
To draw water with a wicker basket, describing a wasted effort or in vain.
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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.
