jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6有朝一日
Jyutpingjau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6
Yaleyáuh jīu yāt yaht
Definition
Someday; at some point in the future.
colloquialtime
How it's used
This phrase carries a slightly dramatic or hopeful tone, often used when talking about long term goals or distant possibilities. It is more emphatic than simply saying 將來 and implies a sense of destiny or persistence. It is commonly placed at the very beginning of a sentence to set the stage for a future aspiration.
Examples
Someday I must go travel around the world.
Do you think someday he will come back to find us?
Related words
Common phrases
to succeed someday
to make it big someday
Common mistake
Learners sometimes use this to refer to a specific, near future date, but it is strictly for vague, indefinite future time. It is not appropriate for scheduled events or short term plans.
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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.
