gin6 zoi6健在
Jyutpinggin6 zoi6
Yalegihn joih
Definition
To be alive and in good health; still living.
neutralpeoplefamily
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the status of elderly relatives or historical figures who are still living. It carries a slightly formal or respectful tone compared to simply saying 仲喺度 or 仲生存緊. It is almost exclusively used when discussing people of an advanced age.
Examples
His grandfather is ninety years old this year and is still alive and healthy.
Which of your elders are still alive and healthy?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe young people or pets, as it sounds overly formal and slightly unnatural in those contexts. It is reserved for discussing the longevity of elders.
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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.
