fung4 nin4 gwo3 zit3逢年過節逢年过节
Jyutpingfung4 nin4 gwo3 zit3
Yalefùngh nình gwo jit
Definition
During holidays and festivals, especially on major festive occasions like the New Year.
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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.
