daa2 cung4打從打从

Jyutpingdaa2 cung4

Yaledá chùhng

介詞

Definition

Since; from a specific starting point in time or space.

colloquialtime

How it's used

Emphasizes the starting point of an action or state with a slightly more formal or emphatic tone than simply using 由. It often implies a sense of continuity or a long-standing situation that began at a specific moment. While frequently used in written contexts, it remains perfectly natural in spoken Cantonese when someone wants to stress the origin of a timeline.

Examples

daa2打cung4從soeng5上go3個lai5禮baai3拜hoi1開ci2始，keoi5佢zau6就mou5冇faan1返gwo3過gung1工。

Since last week, he hasn't been to work.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪daa2打cung4從jat1一hoi1開ci2始zau6就aak3呃ngo5我aa4呀？

Have you been lying to me from the very beginning?

Common phrases

daa2打cung4從sam1心dai2底

from the bottom of one's heart

daa2打cung4從jat1一hoi1開ci2始

from the very beginning

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a direct replacement for 由 in simple spatial contexts like 由呢度去嗰度, as it is almost exclusively reserved for temporal points or abstract origins.