lau4 jin4留言
Jyutpinglau4 jin4
Yalelàuh yìhn
Definition
To leave a message or a comment.
Example
nei5你ho2可ji5以lau4留jin4言bei2畀ngo5我。
You can leave me a message.
colloquialcommunication
How it's used
Refers to both digital comments on social media platforms and traditional messages left for someone who is unavailable. It functions as a verb, but when used as a noun, it typically requires a classifier like 條 or 個 to quantify the message.
Examples
Remember to leave a message for him for me.
There are many people leaving comments under this post.
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Grammar guides
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- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
