hat1 ci1乞嗤
Jyutpinghat1 ci1
Yalehāt chī
Definition
To sneeze, or the sound of a sneeze.
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How it's used
打乞嗤 is the standard way to express the action of sneezing in Cantonese. While the word itself is a noun, it is almost exclusively used as the object of the verb 打, which functions similarly to the English verb to sneeze.
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go3個goExamples
Are you catching a cold? Why are you sneezing so much?
Related words
Common phrases
to sneeze
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 噴 instead of 打 when talking about sneezing, but 噴 is reserved for spraying or spitting actions.
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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.
