bat1 coeng4不祥
Jyutpingbat1 coeng4
Yalebāt chèuhng
Definition
Inauspicious, ill-omened, or unlucky.
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How it's used
Carries a formal or literary tone that is rarely used in casual daily speech. Most people prefer using 唔好意頭 or 衰嚟形容 situations that feel unlucky or ominous. It is typically reserved for describing signs, omens, or serious events rather than personal bad luck.
Examples
It is truly ominous that these things happened.
Related words
Common phrases
an ill omen
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person who is unlucky, as it refers to the nature of an event or sign rather than a person's state of being. Use 黑仔 instead for describing a person who is having bad luck.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
