haa6 zau3下晝下昼

Jyutpinghaa6 zau3

Yalehah jau

名詞Common

Definition

Afternoon; the period from noon to dusk.

colloquialtime

How it's used

Refers specifically to the period between noon and dusk, making it the standard term for afternoon in daily speech. It is much more common than the formal term 午後 in casual conversation. When referring to a specific afternoon, it is often paired with the classifier 個 to emphasize the duration.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

nei5你haa6下zau3晝jau5有mou5冇si4時gaan3間jam2飲bui1杯caa4茶aa4呀？

Do you have time for tea this afternoon?

ngo5我sing4成go3個haa6下zau3晝dou1都喺hai2屋uk1企kei2做zou6嘢。

I spent the whole afternoon working at home.

Common phrases

haa6下zau3晝caa4茶

afternoon tea

Common mistake

Avoid using the Mandarin term 下午 in spoken Cantonese, as it sounds stiff and unnatural to local ears. While understandable, using 下晝 immediately marks you as a speaker who has adopted local habits.