saang2 man4省文

Jyutpingsaang2 man4

Yalesáang màhn

Definition

Concise expression; a shortened or abbreviated form of writing.

colloquialcommunication

How it's used

Refers specifically to the quality of being brief and to the point in communication. Unlike formal literary terms for brevity, this is often used when critiquing or praising the efficiency of someone's writing or speech style. It implies that the message is stripped of unnecessary filler while retaining full clarity.

Examples

le1呢geoi3句hou2好saang2省man4文，jat1一teng1聽zau6就ming4明。

This sentence is very concise, I understood it as soon as I heard it.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以se2寫dak1得saang2省man4文di1啲aa4呀？

Can you write it in a more concise way?

Common phrases

se2寫dak1得saang2省man4文

written concisely

gong2講je5嘢saang2省man4文

speaking concisely

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term 省略, which refers to the grammatical act of ellipsis. While they share the character 省, 省文 is used more as a descriptive adjective for a style of expression rather than a technical linguistic term.