maan6 tin1漫天
Jyutpingmaan6 tin1
Yalemaahn tīn
Definition
To fill the whole sky; covering everything as far as the eye can see.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in descriptive or literary contexts to emphasize an overwhelming quantity or coverage. It functions effectively as a modifier for weather phenomena like snow, fog, or dust, or for visual spectacles like fireworks. Unlike everyday adjectives, it carries a sense of scale that makes it sound more dramatic or poetic in conversation.
Examples
It is snowing heavily outside, I am shivering from the cold.
Related words
Common phrases
heavy snow filling the sky
fireworks filling the sky
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
