gau2 jat6九日
Jyutpinggau2 jat6
Yalegáu yaht
Definition
Nine days or the ninth day of a month.
- nine days
- the ninth day of a month
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How it's used
Dates in Cantonese follow the pattern of month followed by day, so the ninth day of the month is simply 九日. When counting a duration of nine days, the measure_word 個 is often inserted to become 九個日頭 or more commonly 九日咁耐 to clarify that it refers to a span of time rather than a calendar date.
Examples
I am going on a trip on the ninth of next month.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse the date 九日 with the ordinal number 第九日, which means the ninth day in a sequence. If you just say 九日, it is understood as either the calendar date or a duration of nine days depending on the context.
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