joek3 wui6約會约会
Jyutpingjoek3 wui6
Yaleyeuk wuih
Definition
To go on a date, or to arrange a meeting between two or more people.
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How it's used
Focuses on the formal arrangement of meeting someone, often implying a romantic context. While it can be used for professional or friendly meetings, it carries a stronger sense of intentionality and planning compared to just hanging out. It is frequently replaced by the more casual term 拍拖 in everyday romantic contexts.
Examples
Are you free to go on a date with me tomorrow?
The two of them have been on many dates already.
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Common mistake
Learners often use this word for any casual meeting, but it sounds overly formal or specifically romantic to native speakers. For casual hangouts with friends, use 出嚟玩 or 見面 instead.
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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.
