jam6 kei4任期
Jyutpingjam6 kei4
Yaleyahm kèih
Definition
Term of office; the period of time or limit during which someone holds a position.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the duration of a formal appointment or elected position. It is almost exclusively used in political, organizational, or professional contexts rather than casual employment. When discussing the completion of a term, it is common to pair it with the verb 屆滿.
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gaai3屆gaiExamples
How much longer is left in his current term?
This councilor's term has already passed the halfway point.
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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.
