bei6 fan6備份备份
Jyutpingbei6 fan6
Yalebeih fahn
Definition
To back up data; a backup copy of a file or system.
neutraltechnology
How it's used
While often used as a technical verb, it is frequently treated as a noun when referring to the backup file itself, such as in the phrase 做個備份. It is standard in both professional IT settings and casual conversation among tech-savvy users. The term is borrowed directly from written Chinese but fits seamlessly into spoken Cantonese sentences.
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go3個goExamples
Have you remembered to back up your computer yet?
I'm afraid of losing the photos, so I backed them up to the cloud.
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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.
