gwai3季
Jyutpinggwai3
Yalegwai
Definition
Season; a division of the year.
neutralweathertime
How it's used
While 季 is used in formal terms like 春季 or 冬季, it is rarely used alone in daily speech to mean season. Instead, people prefer the compound 季節. When talking about the transition between seasons, the verb 轉季 is the standard way to describe the weather shift.
Examples
It is changing seasons now, it is very easy to get sick.
Which season do you like the most?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use 季 as a standalone noun for season in casual conversation, as it sounds overly formal or incomplete. Always use 季節 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
