gwaan3 jung6慣用惯用

Jyutpinggwaan3 jung6

Yalegwaan yuhng

形容詞

Definition

Habitual, customary, or conventional.

neutraldescriptionsdaily actions

How it's used

Focuses on established patterns or personal tendencies rather than just general habits. It often appears in technical or formal contexts, such as describing a person's dominant hand or a specific linguistic phrase. Unlike 習慣 which describes a personal routine, 慣用 implies a functional preference or a standard way of doing something.

Examples

ni1呢go3個hai6係keoi5佢gwaan3慣jung6用ge3嘅fong1方faat3法lai2嚟㗎。

This is his habitual method.

nei5你gwaan3慣jung6用bin1邊zek3隻sau2手se2寫zi6字aa4呀？

Which hand do you habitually use to write?

Common phrases

gwaan3慣jung6用jyu5語

idiomatic expression

gwaan3慣jung6用sau2手

dominant hand

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 習慣, which is a noun meaning habit. 慣用 acts as an adjective and usually requires a noun to follow it, or it functions as a verb phrase meaning to be accustomed to using something.