kei4 hau6其後其后
Jyutpingkei4 hau6
Yalekèih hauh
Definition
After that; afterwards; later.
writtentime
How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or written contexts rather than casual speech. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost always prefer using 之後 or 跟住 instead. Using it in a relaxed conversation can make you sound like you are reading from a news report or a formal document.
Examples
They finished eating, and after that they went to see a movie.
After you finish this task, what other plans do you have?
Related words
Common phrases
subsequent development
subsequently discovered
Common mistake
Do not use this word as a direct translation for the English word 'after' when it is followed by a noun, such as 'after lunch'. It functions as an adverb to connect two clauses or events, not as a preposition.
Grammar color guide
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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.
