jap6 je6入夜
Jyutpingjap6 je6
Yaleyahp yeh
Definition
At nightfall; the arrival of night.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Describes the transition from day to night rather than the state of being at night. It often carries a slightly literary or descriptive tone, making it common in news reports or storytelling to set a scene. In casual speech, people might prefer using 天黑咗 to describe the same moment.
Examples
The streets are very quiet after nightfall.
Are you planning to set off only when it gets dark?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe the time of day itself, such as saying 'at 8 PM'. It specifically refers to the process of the sun setting and darkness taking over.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
