cin1 kei4千祈

Jyutpingcin1 kei4

Yalechīn kèih

副詞Common

Definition

By all means, at all costs, or under no circumstances; used when giving earnest advice or warnings.

colloquialdaily actionscommunication

How it's used

Emphasizes a strong warning or urgent advice, often functioning as a more intense version of 記得 or 唔好. It carries a sense of earnest concern, suggesting that the speaker has considered the potential negative consequences if the advice is ignored. It is almost exclusively used in imperative sentences to guide the listener's future actions.

Examples

gwo3過maa5馬lou6路cin1千kei4祈jiu3要tai2睇ce1車aa4呀。

You must be sure to watch for cars when crossing the road.

cin1千kei4祈m4唔hou2好waa6話bei2畀keoi4佢zi1知ngo5我dei6哋heoi3去bin1邊。

Whatever you do, don't tell him where we are going.

Common phrases

cin1千kei4祈m4唔hou2好

by all means do not

cin1千kei4祈jiu3要

must be sure to

Common mistake

Learners often mistake it for a general adverb meaning 'definitely', but it is specifically reserved for instructions or warnings. You cannot use it to describe a past event, such as saying 'I definitely went there', which would require a different adverb like 一定.