jin4 zi1 hau6然之後然之后

Jyutpingjin4 zi1 hau6

Yaleyìhn jī hauh

連詞

Definition

Then; after that; afterwards.

colloquialtimedaily actions

How it's used

This connector is a common way to link sequential events in spoken Cantonese. While it serves the same function as 然後, the addition of 然 makes it feel slightly more deliberate or emphatic when narrating a series of steps. It is often used to bridge the gap between a completed action and the next logical step in a conversation.

Examples

ngo5我sik6食zo2咗faan6飯，jin4然zi1之hau6後heoi3去tou4圖syu1書gun2館。

I ate, and then I went to the library.

nei5你zou6做jyun4完gung1功fo3課，jin4然zi1之hau6後soeng2想zou6做me1咩aa4呀？

What do you want to do after you finish your homework?

Common phrases

jin4然zi1之hau6後zoi3再

and then again

jin4然zi1之hau6後sin1先

and only then

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it as a direct translation for the English word then in all contexts, but it does not function as a conditional then in if-then structures. Use 咁樣 instead for logical consequences.