ceoi4 ngoi6除外
Jyutpingceoi4 ngoi6
Yalechèuih ngoih
Definition
Except; not including; to be excluded from a scope.
writtenother
How it's used
Use this term primarily in formal or written contexts to indicate an exception to a general rule or statement. In casual speech, native speakers almost always prefer the structure using 除咗...之外 or simply 唔計.
Examples
Except for you, everyone went out to have fun.
Everything here is half price, excluding sale items.
Related words
Common phrases
public holidays excepted
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a direct verb to mean 'to exclude' in daily conversation, as it sounds overly stiff or like written Chinese. It functions more effectively as a post-positional phrase at the end of a sentence.
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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.
