co1 lyun2 cing4 jan4初戀情人初恋情人
Jyutpingco1 lyun2 cing4 jan4
Yalechō lyún chìhng yàhn
Definition
One's first love; first lover.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the person one dated during their first romantic experience, carrying a nostalgic and often sentimental tone. While it literally translates to first love lover, it is used more frequently in casual conversation to describe that specific person rather than the abstract concept of first love, which is usually just called 初戀.
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He is my first love, it's very hard to forget.
Are you still in contact with your first love?
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Common phrases
an unforgettable first love
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 初戀, which refers to the experience or the feeling of falling in love for the first time. Use 初戀情人 when you want to emphasize the person, and use 初戀 when talking about the life event or the memory itself.
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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.
