gin1 gwo3 sek6 gin1堅過石堅坚过石坚
Jyutpinggin1 gwo3 sek6 gin1
Yalegīn gwo sehk gīn
Definition
Extremely authentic, true, or solid.
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How it's used
This idiom relies on the slang usage of 堅 to mean authentic or real. By repeating the word and adding the comparison to stone, it emphasizes that the fact is as solid and unshakeable as a rock. It is typically used to vouch for the reliability of information or the sincerity of a claim.
Examples
What he said is absolutely true, I am definitely not lying to you.
Are you sure this piece of news is one hundred percent accurate?
Related words
Common phrases
the news is absolutely true
an undeniable fact
Common mistake
Avoid using this in formal writing or professional settings, as it is highly colloquial and carries a strong informal tone. It is strictly used to describe the truthfulness of a statement or event, not to describe physical objects.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
