gwai1 jat1歸一归一
Jyutpinggwai1 jat1
Yalegwāi yāt
Definition
Neat, tidy, and in proper order.
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How it's used
Used primarily to describe the state of being organized, tidy, or uniform. It implies a sense of completion where everything is in its proper place, often following a period of chaos or mess. It is frequently used in the context of cleaning or arranging physical objects.
Examples
Tidy up the documents until they are neat before you leave.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the formal or mathematical sense of unification or normalization, as in spoken Cantonese it is almost exclusively reserved for describing physical tidiness.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
