gam3 zi2禁止
Jyutpinggam3 zi2
Yalegam jí
Definition
To prohibit, ban, or forbid.
neutraldaily actionsother
How it's used
Formal contexts often use this term for official rules or legal regulations. In casual daily life, people prefer using 唔准 or 唔畀 to express that something is forbidden or disallowed. Using 禁止 can sound quite stern or official, similar to reading a sign on a wall.
Examples
Smoking is prohibited here, don't light up in this place.
Cycling is banned in the park, do you guys know that?
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Common mistake
Learners often use this in casual conversation where 唔准 is much more natural. Saying 禁止 to a friend sounds like you are issuing a formal legal decree rather than just telling them not to do something.
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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.
