cim1僉佥
Jyutpingcim1
Yalechīm
Definition
All; unanimous; in agreement.
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How it's used
This character is a rare, literary, or dialectal variant used in some Cantonese regions to mean all or everyone. It is almost never used in modern spoken Hong Kong Cantonese, where people prefer 所有人 or 全部. Using it in daily conversation will sound highly unusual or archaic to native speakers.
Examples
Everyone here says it tastes good.
They all have no idea what happened.
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Common mistake
Learners should avoid using this in daily speech as it is not part of the standard vocabulary for most Hong Kongers. It is often confused with the Mandarin character 僉, which has a different usage in formal or legal contexts.
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Grammar guides
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