seoi6 ji1睡衣
Jyutpingseoi6 ji1
Yaleseuih yī
Definition
Pyjamas; loose-fitting clothes worn for sleeping.
colloquialclothinghome
How it's used
While 睡衣 is the standard term, many locals simply use the English loanword pyjamas or refer to them as 睡袍 if they are the robe style. It is common to see people wearing these at home all day, especially on weekends or holidays, without any negative connotation of laziness.
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tou3套touExamples
This set of pyjamas is very comfortable.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 睡袍, which specifically refers to a bathrobe or dressing gown. Using 睡衣 for a bathrobe might cause confusion as it implies a full set of shirt and trousers.
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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.
