jam2 sing3 keoi5飲勝佢饮胜渠
Jyutpingjam2 sing3 keoi5
Yaleyám sing kéuih
Definition
To toast; to finish one's drink; bottoms up.
colloquialdrinkdaily actions
How it's used
This phrase functions as a celebratory command or encouragement to finish a drink in one go. It combines the verb 飲 with the imperative or exclamatory 勝 and the pronoun 佢 to direct the action toward the drink or the occasion. It is almost exclusively used in social drinking settings to signal a collective effort to empty glasses.
Examples
Let's all raise our glasses and toast!
We must toast to celebrate the birthday tonight.
Related words
Common phrases
raise glasses for a toast
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a simple way to say cheers, but it carries a stronger implication of finishing the entire drink immediately. Using it when someone is nursing a drink slowly can sound overly aggressive or demanding.
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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.
