san1 jyut6新月
Jyutpingsan1 jyut6
Yalesān yuht
Definition
New moon; the crescent moon on the third day of the lunar month.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the thin crescent visible shortly after the astronomical new moon. While the astronomical new moon is invisible, in common parlance, people use this to describe the sliver of light appearing in the sky around the third day of the lunar month.
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go3個goExamples
It is a new moon tonight, it is very dark outside.
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Common phrases
crescent-shaped
Common mistake
Avoid confusing this with the astronomical phase where the moon is completely dark and invisible, as the Cantonese term typically implies the visual crescent.
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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.
