🎬 Cantopop and Cinema Culture
Cantonese word of the day: 警匪片 (ging2 fei2 pin2)
= cop and robber film / crime thriller
講到經典警匪片,一定會起諗《英雄本色》。

🎬 Cantopop and Cinema Culture
Cantonese word of the day: 警匪片 (ging2 fei2 pin2)
= cop and robber film / crime thriller
講到經典警匪片,一定會起諗《英雄本色》。
🧩 Comparative and Superlative Structures
Cantonese word of the day: 瘦過 (sau3 gwo3)
= thinner than / leaner than
Illustration: AI-generated.
🌿 Typhoons and Extreme Weather
Cantonese phrase of the day: 黑色暴雨警告 (hak1 sik1 bou6 jyu5 ging2 gou3)
= Black Rainstorm Warning Signal
Illustration: AI-generated.
🧩 Classifiers and Measure Words
Cantonese word of the day: 條 (tiu2)
= classifier for long, thin, flexible objects
Illustration: AI-generated.
🧩 Verbal Aspect Markers
Cantonese word of the day: 過 (gwo3)
= experiential aspect marker
Illustration: AI-generated.
🧩 Sentence-Final Particles
Cantonese word of the day: 喎 (wo3)
= reported speech / reminder particle
天文台話聽日會打風喎。
tin1 man1 toi4 waa6 ting1 jat6 wui5 daa2 fung1 wo3.
Illustration: AI-generated.
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Did you know? Cantonese: 比人賣咗 (bei2 jan4 maai6 zo2)
🍵 Dim Sum and Yum Cha
Cantonese word of the day: 比人賣咗 (bei2 jan4 maai6 zo2)
= sold off by someone / betrayed by someone
你居然同個薯仔講你下個月想遞信跳槽?一陣比人賣咗、去到老細耳邊你就知大鑊!
Cantonese quiz: remember this one?
比人買咗 (bei2 jan4 maai5 zo2)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
🍜 Dai Pai Dong and Nightlife
Cantonese word of the day: 夜生活 (je6 sang1 wut6)
= nightlife
Illustration: AI-generated.
🧩 Passive and Disposal Constructions
Cantonese word of the day: 比人 (bei2 jan4)
= by someone / by people (passive marker)
🛍️ Wet Market Shopping
Cantonese word of the day: 行街市 (haang4 gaai1 si5)
= to walk through / shop at a traditional wet market
Cantonese quiz: remember this one?
茶餐廳 (caa4 caan1 teng1)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
🧩 Verb-Object Splitting and Compounding
Cantonese word of the day: 食咗飯 (sik6 zo2 faan6)
= having eaten a meal / ate
🍜 Cha Chaan Teng Diner Slang
Cantonese word of the day: 絲襪奶茶 (si1 mat6 naai5 caa4)
= silk stocking milk tea
唔該要一杯熱絲襪奶茶,要厚奶。
M4 goi1 jiu3 jat1 bui1 jit6 si1 mat6 naai5 caa4, jiu3 hau5 naai5.
Cantonese quiz: remember this one?
比人借咗 (bei2 jan4 ze3 zo2)
What does it mean? Reply with your guess — the answer is on its page.
🏮 Lunar New Year and Festivals
Cantonese word of the day: 恭喜發財 (gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4)
= Wishing you prosperity and wealth
Did you know? Cantonese: 文藝片 (man4 ngai6 pin2)
🎬 Cantopop and Cinema Culture
Cantonese word of the day: 文藝片 (man4 ngai6 pin2)
= art-house film / romance-drama
佢平時粗粗魯魯,估唔到竟然鍾意睇文藝片。
Keoi5 ping4 si4 cou1 cou1 lou5 lou5, gu2 m4 dou3 gam3 jin4 zung1 ji3 tai2 man4 ngai6 pin2.