seoi2 dik1 sek6 cyun1水滴石穿
Jyutpingseoi2 dik1 sek6 cyun1
Yaleséui dīk sekh chyūn
Definition
Constant perseverance yields success, like dripping water wearing away a stone.
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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.
