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Jyutpinggaan2 dyun2
Yalegáan dyún
Definition
Brief, concise, or short in duration or length.
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How it's used
Focuses on the economy of language or time rather than just brevity in length. It is often used to request someone to get straight to the point or to describe a summary that avoids unnecessary fluff. While it can describe a physical document, it is frequently used to critique or request a specific style of verbal communication.
Examples
Please keep your words brief, everyone is very tired.
The report he wrote is very brief, you can see everything at a glance.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe a person who is being rude or dismissive, as it strictly refers to the length of content. If someone is being curt or impolite, use 唔耐煩 instead.
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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.
