sei3 gwai3四季
Jyutpingsei3 gwai3
Yalesei gwai
Definition
The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
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How it's used
Often used in the fixed phrase 一年四季 to emphasize the entire duration of a year. It functions as a collective noun for the cycle of weather rather than referring to a single specific season. While it is a standard term, it is slightly more formal than just listing the individual seasons.
Examples
It is this hot all year round in Hong Kong.
Which season out of the four do you like?
Related words
Common phrases
all year round
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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.
