cau1 gwai3秋季
Jyutpingcau1 gwai3
Yalechāu gwai
Definition
Autumn; fall; the third season of the year, drier and cooler than summer.
neutralnaturetime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the season in a formal or descriptive context. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost always use 秋天 instead of 秋季 because it sounds more natural and less like a textbook term.
Examples
The weather is dry in autumn, remember to drink more water.
Do you like that cool feeling of autumn?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual conversation as it sounds overly formal or academic. Stick to 秋天 for daily talk.
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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.
