jyun4 nim6懸念悬念

Jyutpingjyun4 nim6

Yaleyyùnh nimh

Definition

Suspense in a movie, play etc

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How it's used

Often used in the context of sports, mystery novels, or plot twists to describe a situation where the outcome remains uncertain. It carries a sense of intellectual or emotional engagement rather than just simple anxiety. When something is described as 毫無懸念, it implies the result is so predictable that it has become boring or trivial.

Examples

tou3 hei3 git3 guk6 hou2 jau5 jyun4 nim6 zan1 hai6 gu2 m4 dou2

套戲結局好有懸念，真係估唔到。

The movie ending is full of suspense, I really couldn't guess it.

le1 coeng4 bei2 coi3 zung6 jau5 mou5 jyun4 nim6 aa4

呢場比賽仲有冇懸念呀？

Is there still any suspense left in this match?

Common phrases

hou4 mou4 jyun4 nim6

毫無懸念

without any suspense

cung1 mun5 jyun4 nim6

充滿懸念

full of suspense

Common mistake

While it shares characters with Mandarin, Cantonese speakers often use the more colloquial 緊張 or 估唔到 to express the feeling of suspense in daily life. Using 懸念 in casual conversation can sometimes sound slightly formal or journalistic.