saang1 jat6 jat6 kei4生日日期
Jyutpingsaang1 jat6 jat6 kei4
Yalesāang yaht yaht kèih
Definition
Date of birth.
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How it's used
While this term is understood in speech, it is primarily a formal or administrative expression used for official documents and registration forms. In casual conversation, people almost always prefer asking for their birthday using the simpler phrase 生日.
Examples
What is your date of birth?
You need to fill in your date of birth on the form.
Related words
Common phrases
fill in date of birth
verify date of birth
Common mistake
Learners often use this term in social settings where it sounds overly bureaucratic or stiff. If you are just asking a friend when they were born, stick to asking for their 生日 instead.
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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.
