fei1 zing3 sik1非正式

Jyutpingfei1 zing3 sik1

Yalefēi jing sīk

區別詞

Definition

Informal or unofficial; lacking strict standards or formality.

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How it's used

While this term is understood in Cantonese, it is primarily a loan translation from written Chinese and sounds somewhat formal or academic in spoken contexts. In everyday speech, people often prefer using phrases like 隨便 or 唔係咁正式 to describe situations that lack strict protocol. It is most commonly encountered in professional or news settings when distinguishing between official and unofficial channels.

Examples

ni1呢go3個zi2只hai6係fei1非zing3正sik1式ge3嘅zeoi6聚wui6會，m4唔sai2使zoek6着gam3咁leng3靚。

This is just an informal gathering, no need to dress up.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪soeng2想gaau2搞go3個fei1非zing3正sik1式ge3嘅wui6會ji5議king1傾haa5下gai2計？

Are you trying to hold an informal meeting to chat?

Common phrases

fei1非zing3正sik1式coeng4場hap6合

informal occasion

fei1非zing3正sik1式keoi4渠dou6道

unofficial channel

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this as an adverb to mean casually, but it functions as an adjective. If you want to say something is done informally, you should use it with 嘅 or place it before a noun.