cin1 ding1 maan6 zuk1千叮萬囑千叮万嘱
Jyutpingcin1 ding1 maan6 zuk1
Yalechīn dīng maahn jūk
Definition
To repeatedly exhort, advise, or remind someone.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
Carries a strong sense of emotional concern and care, often used when someone is about to depart on a journey or face a significant challenge. It implies that the speaker is worried and wants to ensure the listener does not forget important instructions. While it is a four character idiom, it is frequently used in spoken Cantonese to describe genuine, heartfelt advice from parents or close friends.
Examples
Before I left, my mom repeatedly told me to be careful.
The teacher repeatedly exhorted everyone to remember to hand in their homework.
Related words
Common phrases
repeatedly exhort someone to do something
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
