ji4 man4移民
Jyutpingji4 man4
Yaleyìh màhn
Definition
An immigrant or emigrant; a person who moves to another country or region to live.
colloquialpeopleplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to moving to a different country or region for long term residency, often implying a permanent change of life. It is frequently used in the context of Hong Kong people moving abroad, where it carries a strong emotional weight regarding leaving one's home city. Unlike some other languages, it functions as both a verb and a noun without needing extra markers.
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go3個goExamples
Their whole family emigrated to the UK to live.
When are you planning to emigrate?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 搬屋, which refers to moving house within the same city. Using 移民 for moving to a new apartment in the same district sounds very strange and incorrect.
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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.
