jin6讞谳
Jyutpingjin6
Yaleyihn
Definition
To decide judicially, or a judicial decision.
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How it's used
This term is extremely formal and restricted to legal or historical contexts. You will almost never hear it in daily speech, as native speakers prefer using words like 判 or 決定. It carries a heavy, archaic weight that sounds like a line from a period drama or a very serious court document.
Examples
The judge has already made the decision.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common verb because it appears in dictionaries, but using it in casual conversation will sound bizarrely pretentious or confusing to locals.
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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.
