jim6 joeng4艷陽艳阳
Jyutpingjim6 joeng4
Yaleyihm yèuhng
Definition
Bright and dazzling sunshine.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a sense of intense, beautiful, or scorching sunlight. It is far less common in casual daily speech than simply saying 大太陽 or 出太陽. You will frequently encounter it in weather reports, travel writing, or poetic descriptions of summer days.
Examples
The sun is shining brightly today, it is perfect for going to the beach.
Related words
Common phrases
the sun is shining brightly
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this as a direct synonym for the sun itself, but it specifically describes the quality of the sunlight rather than the celestial body. Avoid using it in mundane sentences like "the sun is hot" where simple descriptive phrases are more natural.
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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.
