saat3 ceng1殺青杀青
Jyutpingsaat3 ceng1
Yalesaat chēng
Definition
To wrap up filming for a movie or TV show, or to stop tea leaves from fermenting using heat.
- to finish filming a movie or television series
- technicalto stop tea leaf fermentation using high heat
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How it's used
Originally a term from tea processing referring to the heating process that stops fermentation, it has been widely adopted in the entertainment industry to signal the wrap of a production. While it specifically refers to the completion of principal photography, it is often used by cast and crew to celebrate the end of their personal involvement in a project.
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Common phrases
officially finish filming
Common mistake
Do not use this word to mean killing someone or ending a life, as it has no violent connotation in Cantonese despite the character 殺.
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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.
