jat1 lou6一路

Jyutpingjat1 lou6

Yaleyāt louh

副詞Very common

Definition

All along, consistently, or all the way; while doing something else simultaneously.

all along; consistently; ever since a certain time
on the way; all along the path
simultaneously; doing two things at the same time

colloquialtime

How it's used

Emphasizes a continuous state or action that has remained unchanged from a past point up to the present. It is frequently paired with 都 to add emphasis to the consistency of the situation. Unlike the Mandarin equivalent, it is rarely used to describe physical movement along a path in modern colloquial speech.

Examples

keoi5佢jat1一lou6路dou1都zyu6住hai2喺nei1呢dou6度，mou5冇bun1搬gwo3過uk1屋。

He has lived here all along and has never moved house.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪jat1一lou6路dou1都gok3覺dak1得ngo5我zou6做dak1得m4唔hou2好aa4呀？

Have you felt all along that I haven't been doing a good job?

Common phrases

jat1一lou6路dou1都

has always been

jat1一lou6路ji5以loi4來

all along

Common mistake

Avoid using it to mean 'on the way' or 'while traveling' as in Mandarin, where it can mean 'along the road'. In Cantonese, use 喺路上面 or 途中 instead for physical location.