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Jyutpingdaai6 coeng4 min2
Yaledaaih chèuhng mín
Definition
An important occasion or a big scene.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to high pressure or formal environments where one must maintain composure. It is often used to describe someone who has developed the confidence or social grace to handle intimidating situations without losing their cool. The phrase is frequently used in the context of professional settings, public speaking, or high stakes social events.
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He is used to big occasions and won't get nervous so easily.
Are you nervous about attending such a big occasion for the first time?
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Common phrases
accustomed to big occasions
to hold one's own in a big situation
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal translation of a movie scene, which would be 場面. While it shares the same characters, the meaning here is strictly about the social or professional gravity of an event.
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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.
