jau1 sang1優生优生
Jyutpingjau1 sang1
Yaleyāu sāng
Definition
Honor roll student; a student with excellent grades and conduct.
neutralschool
How it's used
Refers specifically to students who achieve high academic grades and are recognized by the school. It functions as a noun for the person or the status itself. In modern Hong Kong schools, it is often used in the context of awards ceremonies or report card comments.
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He gets on the honour roll every year, he is really smart.
Did you ever make the honour roll when you were young?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term for eugenics, which uses the same characters. In a Cantonese school context, it strictly refers to academic excellence.
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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.
