mat6 gik6 bit1 faan2物極必反物极必反
Jyutpingmat6 gik6 bit1 faan2
Yalemaht gihk bīt fáan
Definition
Things turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme.
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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.
