dak6 ci2 tung1 zi1特此通知

Jyutpingdak6 ci2 tung1 zi1

Yaledahk chí tūng jī

Definition

It is hereby notified that; it is hereby announced that.

writtenworkcommunication

How it's used

This phrase is strictly reserved for formal, written announcements or official correspondence. It acts as a standard opening or concluding marker to signal that the following information is an authoritative declaration. Using it in casual conversation or text messages will sound bizarrely stiff and overly bureaucratic.

Examples

dak6特ci2此tung1通zi1知，ting1聽jat6日baan6辦gung1公sat1室jau1休sik1息jat1一jat6日。

It is hereby notified that the office will be closed tomorrow.

gung1公si1司dak6特ci2此tung1通zi1知gok3各wai2位tung4同si6事，wui6會ji5議goi2改zo2咗si4時gaan3間。

The company hereby notifies all colleagues that the meeting time has been changed.

Common phrases

dak6特ci2此tung1通zi1知gok3各wai2位

hereby notify everyone

dak6特ci2此tung1通zi1知jau5有gwaan1關jan4人si6士

hereby notify the parties concerned

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this in spoken settings where a simple announcement like 我想話你知 or 順便講聲 is much more appropriate. It is not a phrase for interpersonal communication but for institutional broadcasting.