gaan2 gaai3簡介简介
Jyutpinggaan2 gaai3
Yalegáan gaai
Definition
A brief introduction or summary.
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How it's used
Used primarily in professional or formal settings to describe a summary or overview of a person, product, or event. While it functions as a noun, it often appears in written materials like brochures or websites rather than casual spoken conversation. When speaking, people might prefer using phrases like 講少少關於... to convey the same idea more naturally.
Measure word
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This document has a company introduction.
Have you read the event introduction yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a verb in Cantonese. While it can function as a verb in Mandarin, in Cantonese it is strictly a noun, so you should use a verb like 做 or 寫 before it.
Grammar color guide
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Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



