jyu5 syut3雨雪
Jyutpingjyu5 syut3
Yaleyúh syut
Definition
Sleet; a mixture of rain and snow.
neutralweather
How it's used
Meteorological terms like this are rarely used in daily Hong Kong life because the climate is subtropical. People usually describe this type of weather by saying it is raining while freezing or using descriptive phrases rather than this specific noun. It is mostly encountered in weather reports or when discussing travel to colder regions.
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Common phrases
to sleet
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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.
