cit3 mat6切勿
Jyutpingcit3 mat6
Yalechit maht
Definition
By no means; do not; be sure not to.
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How it's used
Appears almost exclusively in written notices, official signage, or formal warnings. It functions as a high register imperative, carrying a sense of stern authority that would sound unnatural in casual conversation. Use 千祈唔好 instead for everyday speech.
Examples
Do not eat or drink inside the train compartment.
Be sure not to tell anyone this secret.
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Common mistake
Using this in casual conversation will make you sound like a public announcement or a stern legal document, which can come across as overly stiff or unintentionally humorous.
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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.
