baak6 tin1白天
Jyutpingbaak6 tin1
Yalebaahk tīn
Definition
Daytime; the period of time when there is daylight.
neutraltime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the period when the sun is out, contrasting with nighttime. While understood in Cantonese, it is often replaced by the more colloquial term 日頭 in everyday speech. Using this word can sound slightly more formal or descriptive than the common vernacular.
Examples
He always sleeps during the daytime.
Why don't you go out during the daytime?
Related words
Common phrases
day and night
Common mistake
Learners often use this interchangeably with 日頭, but 日頭 is far more natural in casual conversation. Avoid using this in very informal settings where 日頭 is the expected term.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
