naa4 lam4嗱林
Jyutpingnaa4 lam4
Yalenàh làhm
Definition
Quickly; at once; without delay.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Often used as a command or an urgent request to prompt someone to act without delay. It carries a sense of impatience or pressure, implying that the task should have been started or finished already. You will frequently hear it used with reduplication as 嗱嗱臨 to emphasize the need for speed.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 臨急, which describes being in a state of panic or rushing at the very last minute. While 嗱嗱臨 is a directive to act fast, 臨急 often carries a negative connotation of poor planning.
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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.
