dak6 ci2特此

Jyutpingdak6 ci2

Yaledahk chí

副詞Rare

Definition

Hereby; specially taking a certain action here for a particular reason.

writtenworkcommunication

How it's used

Formal register is strictly required for this term as it is almost exclusively found in official announcements, legal documents, or written notices. It acts as a marker to signal that the following action is being performed officially through the current document or statement. Using it in casual conversation sounds bizarrely stiff and out of place.

Examples

ngo5我dak6特ci2此tung1通zi1知daai6大gaa1家，ting1聽jat6日m4唔sai2使faan1返gung1工。

I hereby notify everyone that there is no need to work tomorrow.

gung1公si1司dak6特ci2此sing1聲ming4明，so2所jau5有jau1優wai6惠zik1即jat6日hei2起sang1生haau6效。

The company hereby declares that all discounts are effective from today.

Common phrases

dak6特ci2此sing1聲ming4明

hereby declare

dak6特ci2此tung1通zi1知

hereby notify

dak6特ci2此zing3證ming4明

hereby certify

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it in everyday speech to mean 'especially' or 'specifically', but it lacks the flexibility of words like 特別 or 專登. It is a functional, performative word rather than a descriptive one.