cung4 zou2 dou3 maan5從早到晚从早到晚
Jyutpingcung4 zou2 dou3 maan5
Yalechùhng jóu dou máahn
Definition
From morning till night; all day long.
colloquialtimedaily actions
How it's used
This phrase emphasizes the continuous and exhausting nature of an activity throughout the entire day. It is often used to express frustration or to highlight how busy someone is. While it functions as an adverbial phrase, it is frequently paired with the particle 都 to stress the duration.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a literal time reference, but it is primarily used to describe the duration of an action rather than a specific point in time. Avoid using it to describe a single event that happens once; it implies a repetitive or ongoing state.
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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.
