Aspect Markers

Aspect Markers There are some aspect markers in Cantonese. Perfective (咗 /zo2/) Terminative (完 /jyun4/) Exhaustive (晒 /saai3/) Add...

Monday, 11 March 2019

一支公 /jat1 zi1 gung1/

一支公 /jat1 zi1 gung1/


NOUN PHRASE (cardinal number + classifier + noun)
A person without companions, especially a man.
一個人冇人陪,通常係指男人。
Example sentences
「你成日都一支公咁,快啲搵番個伴啦。」
「做乜得一支公咁慘,你條女呢?」
「今晚又要一支公食飯,唉。」
「今日情人節,我死都唔會出街㗎,得一支公好樣衰。」
Collocations
得、要、食、飲
See also
一個人、伴、單身