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Jyutpinggaau1 zip3
Yalegāau jip
Definition
To hand over and take over, or to transition from one period, stage, or condition to another.
- to hand over and take over duties, work, or objects
- to transition from one period, season, or stage to another
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How it's used
Focuses on the bridge between two distinct states or periods, often implying a formal or structural shift. While it can refer to the handover of duties or objects, it is frequently used to describe abstract transitions like the changing of seasons or eras. It carries a slightly more formal tone than simple verbs like 畀 or 換.
Examples
It is currently the seasonal transition, so it is easy to get sick.
Have you two departments finished the handover yet?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this for simple physical exchanges of items between friends, where 畀 or 拎畀 is more natural. It is best reserved for professional handovers or significant temporal changes.
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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.



