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Jyutpingmung1 mung1 gwong1
Yalemūng mūng gwōng
Definition
First light of dawn; daybreak.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the very early moments of dawn when the sky is just beginning to brighten. It carries a slightly poetic or nostalgic feel compared to more clinical terms for sunrise. It is often used to emphasize how early someone has started their day or how long they have been awake.
Examples
I left the house at the crack of dawn this morning.
Did you wake up at the very first light of dawn?
Related words
Common phrases
to wake up at the crack of dawn
to set off at the first light of dawn
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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.
