sai3 soeng6世上
Jyutpingsai3 soeng6
Yalesai seuhng
Definition
In the world; on earth; in human society.
colloquialother
How it's used
Used to emphasize the rarity or uniqueness of something within the entire human experience. It often appears in rhetorical questions to express skepticism about something sounding too good to be true. While it functions similarly to 世界上, it carries a slightly more literary or dramatic weight in casual speech.
Examples
How can there be such a good deal just lying around in the world?
Related words
Common phrases
the most in the world
there is no such thing in the world
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
