je4 sou1 sau6 naan6 jat6耶穌受難日耶稣受难日
Jyutpingje4 sou1 sau6 naan6 jat6
Yaleyèh sōu sauh naahn yaht
Definition
Good Friday.
neutralfestivaltime
How it's used
Public holidays in Hong Kong often follow the Western calendar, and this day is a statutory holiday where most schools and offices close. It is frequently paired with the following Monday, known as Easter Monday, to form a long weekend break. Locals often refer to this period simply as the Easter holidays.
Examples
Do we have to go to work on Good Friday?
Good Friday is at the end of March this year.
Related words
Common phrases
Good Friday holiday
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
