co5 wan2 ce1坐穩車坐稳车
Jyutpingco5 wan2 ce1
Yalechóh wán chē
Definition
A farewell wish for someone departing by car or bus to have a safe journey.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Primarily used as a friendly reminder for passengers to secure themselves before a vehicle moves. It carries a sense of care for the safety of friends or family members. While it can be used literally to mean sitting firmly in a seat, it is most commonly heard as a parting phrase when someone is about to depart by road transport.
Examples
Related words
Common phrases
remember to sit tight
Common mistake
Do not use this for travel by plane or boat, as it specifically implies a land vehicle. For other modes of transport, simply using 坐穩 is sufficient.
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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.
