baak3 fan6 baak3百分百
Jyutpingbaak3 fan6 baak3
Yalebaak fahn baak
Definition
One hundred percent; entirely, completely, or all.
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How it's used
Used to emphasize complete certainty or total agreement in a way that feels more natural and punchy than the longer formal version. It often functions as an adverb to modify adjectives like 肯定 or 支持, functioning as a intensifier for absolute states.
Examples
Are you 100% sure?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the formal written form 百分之百, which is more common in news or academic writing. While interchangeable in meaning, 百分百 is significantly more common in casual, spoken Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
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