lik6 si2歷史历史
Jyutpinglik6 si2
Yalelihk sí
Definition
History; past events that actually happened and have been recorded and organized.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the academic study or the collective record of past events rather than just the past itself. When talking about personal past experiences, Cantonese speakers prefer using 過去 instead of 歷史. It carries a formal weight and is rarely used to describe trivial or mundane personal memories.
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dyun6段dyunhExamples
This period of history is very worth us studying.
Are you interested in Hong Kong history?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe your own life story or recent personal memories, as that sounds overly dramatic and academic. Use 過去 or 經歷 for personal history.
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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.
