jin1 jyu5煙雨烟雨
Jyutpingjin1 jyu5
Yaleyīn yúh
Definition
Misty, smoke-like rain.
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How it's used
Evokes a sense of melancholy or artistic beauty rather than describing a practical weather forecast. While it appears in literature, it is still understood and used in casual conversation to describe a gloomy or atmospheric day. It specifically refers to rain that is so fine it resembles smoke or mist.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
The weather is so bad today, it has been misty and rainy all day.
Do you like this kind of misty, rainy weather?
Related words
Common phrases
misty and rainy
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe heavy rain or a thunderstorm, as it specifically implies a light, hazy drizzle. It is a descriptive noun for a type of weather, not a verb for raining.
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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.
