laang5 tin1冷天

Jyutpinglaang5 tin1

Yaleláahng tīn

名詞

Definition

Cold season or winter.

colloquialweather

How it's used

While 冷天 is understood, native speakers overwhelmingly prefer the verb phrase 天冷 to describe the weather. Using it as a noun is slightly more formal or literary, whereas everyday speech favors descriptive structures. It is common to hear people use 凍 instead of 冷 when talking about temperature in casual conversation.

Examples

gan6呢paai4排laang5冷tin1天，gei3記dak1得zoek6着do1多gin2件saam1衫aa4呀。

It's cold these days, remember to wear an extra layer.

nei5你zung1鍾m4唔zung1鍾ji3意laang5冷tin1天go2嗰zan6陣heoi3去daa2打bin1邊lou4爐？

Do you like having hot pot during the cold season?

Common phrases

laang5冷tin1天laang1冷dei6地

bitterly cold weather

Common mistake

Learners often treat 冷天 as a direct equivalent to the English noun 'winter', but it specifically refers to the quality of the weather being cold rather than the season itself. If you want to talk about the season, use 冬天 instead.