ceoi1催
Jyutpingceoi1
Yalechēui
Definition
To urge, hurry, or press someone to start or complete something.
colloquialworkdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the pressure applied to someone to speed up a process or meet a deadline. It often implies a sense of annoyance or impatience from the person being urged. It is frequently used in professional settings or when dealing with service delays.
Examples
Stop urging me, I am already working very hard.
The boss is urging for the report, have you finished it yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 趕, which focuses on the subject's own need to hurry to meet a deadline rather than the act of pressuring someone else.
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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.
