cin4 zik6前夕
Jyutpingcin4 zik6
Yalechìhn jihk
Definition
Eve; the night or time period immediately preceding an important event.
neutraltime
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or literary contexts to describe the atmosphere or timing immediately preceding a significant event. While it refers to the night before, it often carries a sense of anticipation or tension rather than just being a literal time marker. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech to describe just any ordinary night before something happens.
Examples
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, where are you guys going to hang out?
On the eve of the big battle, everyone is very nervous.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
