jau6 bin6右便
Jyutpingjau6 bin6
Yaleyauh bihn
Definition
The right-hand side; on the right.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to a physical location or direction, rather than the concept of being correct. It is interchangeable with 右邊 in most contexts, though the latter is more common in written forms. When giving directions, it is frequently paired with pointing gestures or specific landmarks to clarify the path.
Examples
If you take the road on the right, you will see it.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the adjective for correct, which is 對. Learners often mistakenly use 右 to mean correct because of the English word right, but in Cantonese, right as in correct is never expressed with the word for the right-hand side.
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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.
