ji5 cou4爾曹尔曹
Jyutpingji5 cou4
Yaleyíh chòuh
Definition
You; you all.
- literaryyou (plural)
- literaryyou (singular)
writtenpeople
How it's used
This is a classical literary pronoun meaning you all or you people. It is almost never used in modern spoken Cantonese and is reserved for formal writing, poetry, or when someone is intentionally adopting an archaic or pretentious tone to sound scholarly.
Examples
Your bodies and reputations will both vanish, but the river flows on forever.
How do you all see it that way?
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Common mistake
Do not use this in daily conversation as it will sound extremely unnatural or like you are reciting a classical text. Use 佢哋 or 你哋 instead for plural you.
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Grammar guides
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