min6 cing4面呈
Jyutpingmin6 cing4
Yalemihn chìhng
Definition
To deliver personally; to hand-deliver.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal or professional settings, this term implies a level of respect or official protocol. It is rarely used in casual conversation, where people would simply say 親手交畀. Using it in a relaxed context can sound overly stiff or even sarcastic.
Examples
The document needs to be hand-delivered to the manager.
Related words
Common phrases
to hand-deliver a document
to hand-deliver a letter
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common verb, but it is highly formal and restricted to specific contexts like business or government correspondence. Using it to describe handing a casual item to a friend will sound unnatural and pretentious.
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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.
