jit6 laat6 laat6熱辣辣热辣辣
Jyutpingjit6 laat6 laat6
Yaleyiht laaht laaht
Definition
Piping hot or sweltering; very hot to the touch or describing hot weather.
colloquialfoodweather
How it's used
Reduplication of the character 熱 adds an emphatic, sensory quality that suggests the heat is immediate and intense. It is frequently used for food fresh off the stove or for oppressive weather conditions. Unlike the standard adjective 熱, this form carries a more vivid, tactile feeling of heat radiating from an object or environment.
Examples
The soup is piping hot, be careful not to burn yourself.
The weather is sweltering today, I want to go have a cold drink.
Related words
Common phrases
piping hot rice
sweltering weather
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe abstract concepts like a heated argument or a popular trend, as it is strictly reserved for physical temperature. Use 激烈 or 熱門 instead for those contexts.
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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.
