hau6 ze2後者后者
Jyutpinghau6 ze2
Yalehauh jé
Definition
The latter person, object, or situation.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal writing or structured speech to contrast two previously mentioned items. It sounds quite stiff in casual conversation, where speakers often prefer to just repeat the noun or use pointing words like 嗰個.
Examples
Both of them participated, but the latter performed better.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual, rapid-fire conversation as it can make you sound like you are reading from a textbook or giving a formal presentation.
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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.
