geoi6距

Jyutpinggeoi6

Yalegeuih

Uncommon

Definition

The distance or space between things.

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How it's used

While 距 is a morpheme meaning distance, it rarely stands alone as a noun in spoken Cantonese. Instead, speakers almost exclusively use the full word 距離 to refer to physical or metaphorical space between things. You will mostly encounter 距 as a component in compound words like 遙距 or 差距.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個jan4人zi1之gaan1間ge3嘅keoi5距lei4離hou2好jyun5遠。

The distance between those two people is very far.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知nei1呢dou6度tung4同dei6地tit3鐵zaam6站keoi5距lei4離gei2幾jyun2遠aa4呀？

Do you know how far the distance is from here to the MTR station?

Common phrases

jiu4遙keoi5距

remote

keoi5距lei4離gam2感

sense of distance

Common mistake

Learners often mistake 距 for the third-person pronoun 佢, which sounds similar but is written differently. Ensure you use 距離 for distance and 佢 for he or she.