sei3 ceot1四出
Jyutpingsei3 ceot1
Yalesei chēut
Definition
To go around; to go everywhere or here and there.
colloquialdaily actionswork
How it's used
Implies a sense of purpose or activity, often suggesting someone is busy or actively seeking something across multiple locations. It carries a slightly more formal or descriptive tone than the purely colloquial 四圍去, making it common in news reports or narrative descriptions of someone's movements. It is rarely used to describe aimless wandering, as it usually focuses on the effort involved in moving between different spots.
Examples
He has been going around looking for work lately, it's very tiring.
Related words
Common phrases
to go around looking for a job
to rush about for a cause
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simple, aimless movement like walking around a park, as it strongly implies an objective or a task that requires visiting multiple places.
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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.
