搭幾
daap6 gei2dā jǐinferred
English
- request for the time as given by the minute hand position; the answer format is "on Y," where Y is a number from 1 to 12; if Y falls on 12, one says 搭正 daap6 zeng3 "on exact" (meaning X o'clock sharp); if Y falls on 6, one would say 搭半 daap6 bun3 "on half" (meaning half past the hour)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 鐘面報時方式嘅問句。回答句式係「搭 Y」,Y可以係1至12任何一個數字,以表達鐘面長針(分針)所在位置,但若Y位置響12,會以「搭正」代替;如Y位置響6,則以「搭半」代替
Examples
依家搭幾?
What time is it now?
依家幾點搭幾?
What time is it now ? (Where are the hour and minute hands pointing to now?)
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk