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Jyutpingcyun4 cing4
Yalechyùhn chìhng
Definition
The whole journey or entire distance.
colloquialtimetravel
How it's used
Focuses on the duration of an event or travel rather than just the physical distance. It is frequently used to describe a state that persisted from start to finish, such as being asleep, talking, or feeling nervous. Unlike formal terms, it fits perfectly into casual storytelling about past experiences.
Examples
He was playing with his phone the entire trip.
Did you wear masks for the whole flight?
Related words
Common phrases
fully engaged throughout
monitored the whole way
Grammar color guide
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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.
