jik6 nin4翌年
Jyutpingjik6 nin4
Yaleyihk nìhn
Definition
The following year; the next year.
writtentime
How it's used
This term is strictly formal and literary, appearing mostly in news reports, official documents, or historical narratives. It functions as a precise chronological marker to describe the year immediately following a previously mentioned event. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation, where people prefer using 之後嗰年 or 下一年.
Examples
He moved to the UK and found a job the following year.
Is this plan going to be implemented the following year?
Related words
Common phrases
starting from the following year
the following spring
Common mistake
Avoid using this in daily speech, as it sounds overly stiff or academic. It is not a direct replacement for 下年, which is the standard way to refer to the upcoming calendar year.
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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.
