jat1 fan1 jat1 miu5一分一秒
Jyutpingjat1 fan1 jat1 miu5
Yaleyāt fān yāt míuh
Definition
Every single minute and second; every moment.
colloquialtime
How it's used
This phrase is used to emphasize the passage of time or the intensity of waiting, often carrying a sense of anxiety or longing. It functions as an adverbial phrase to describe how something is felt or experienced over time. Unlike the literal counting of seconds, it highlights the subjective feeling that time is dragging or that every moment is significant.
Examples
I miss you every single second.
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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.
