si2 cin4 si4 doi6史前時代史前时代
Jyutpingsi2 cin4 si4 doi6
Yalesí chìhn sìh doih
Definition
Prehistoric era.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in academic, educational, or media contexts rather than casual daily conversation. It functions as a formal noun phrase to describe the period before written records existed. When discussing the distant past in a more colloquial way, people often use phrases like 好耐好耐以前 instead.
Examples
Do these fossils belong to the prehistoric era?
I really enjoy watching documentaries about the prehistoric era.
Related words
Common phrases
prehistoric animals
enter the prehistoric era
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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.
