lyun4 hai6 jan4聯繫人联系人
Jyutpinglyun4 hai6 jan4
Yalelyùhn haih yàhn
Definition
Contact person; contact.
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How it's used
Although widely understood in Hong Kong due to the influence of digital interfaces and software, this term is essentially a loan from written Chinese. In casual spoken Cantonese, people often prefer using the English word "contact" directly or referring to specific people by name. It is most commonly encountered in the settings menu of mobile phones or messaging apps.
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Please help me add a contact to the phonebook.
Is this contact your former colleague?
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Common mistake
Learners often use this term in everyday conversation to refer to a person they know, but it sounds overly formal or robotic. It is better to use 朋友 or 熟人 when talking about people in your social circle.
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Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- 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).
