pan3 tai3噴嚏喷嚏
Jyutpingpan3 tai3
Yalepan tai
Definition
A sneeze.
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How it's used
While 噴嚏 is the standard term, most locals prefer using the more colloquial 乞嗤 in everyday speech. Using 噴嚏 sounds slightly more formal or clinical, similar to how one might use a medical term in casual conversation. You will often hear people use the verb phrase 打乞嗤 rather than the noun itself.
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go3個goExamples
Are you catching a cold? Why do you keep sneezing?
Related words
Common phrases
to sneeze
Common mistake
Learners often try to use the Mandarin verb structure for sneezing, but in Cantonese, the verb is always 打, never 噴.
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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.
