cyun1 jyut6穿越
Jyutpingcyun1 jyut6
Yalechyūn yuht
Definition
To travel across or traverse; especially to travel through spacetime or cross boundaries.
- to pass through; to cross; to traverse
- to travel through time and space; to cross into another era or dimension
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How it's used
Primarily associated with science fiction or fantasy narratives involving time travel or dimension jumping. It functions as a dynamic verb describing the act of crossing boundaries between different eras or worlds. While it can technically mean to pass through a physical barrier, its most common usage in Hong Kong media is specifically for temporal displacement.
Examples
If you could travel back in time, what would you want to do?
The movie is about the protagonist accidentally traveling back to ancient times.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the formal term 經過, which simply means to pass by or through a physical location. Using 穿越 for walking through a park or passing a street sounds unnatural and overly dramatic.
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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.
