jik6 jat6翌日
Jyutpingjik6 jat6
Yaleyihk yaht
Definition
The next day, the following day, or tomorrow.
- literarythe next day; the following day
- literarytomorrow
writtentime
How it's used
This is a formal, literary term that is almost exclusively found in written news, official announcements, or formal storytelling. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people naturally use 聽日 for tomorrow or 第二日 when referring to the day after a specific event. Using this in casual conversation often sounds overly stiff or like you are reading from a script.
Examples
He has to fly to Japan the next day.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this in casual speech because it appears in textbooks, but it sounds unnatural to native speakers in daily life. Stick to 聽日 or 第二日 to maintain a natural flow.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
