bat1 gin3 bat1 saan3不見不散不见不散
Jyutpingbat1 gin3 bat1 saan3
Yalebāt gin bāt saan
Definition
To wait for each other until everyone arrives; used when making an appointment to promise not to leave until meeting.
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How it's used
This phrase is a set expression used to emphasize commitment to a meeting, implying that neither party will leave until the other arrives. It carries a sense of reliability and firm agreement, often used to reassure friends that you will definitely be there. It is typically placed at the end of a sentence to solidify the plan.
Examples
Let's meet at Tsim Sha Tsui at 8 tonight, don't leave until we meet.
Are you guys really going to wait until everyone shows up?
Related words
Common phrases
to make a firm appointment to meet
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
