jyu5 ji5予以
Jyutpingjyu5 ji5
Yaleyúh yíh
Definition
To give or provide.
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How it's used
Formal register distinguishes this from the everyday verb 畀. It is almost exclusively found in written reports, news broadcasts, or official statements to convey a sense of gravity or institutional authority. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation, where speakers prefer more direct verbs like 給予 or simply 畀.
Examples
The government will give it high attention.
They decided to give a severe condemnation.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this in casual speech as it sounds overly stiff and unnatural. It is a literary term that functions as a functional equivalent to give in formal contexts, but it lacks the versatility of 畀.
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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.
