si4 fan6時份时份
Jyutpingsi4 fan6
Yalesìh fahn
Definition
Moment, period, or point in time.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Refers specifically to a point in time within a day, often implying a vague or general period rather than a precise clock time. It carries a slightly more descriptive or literary feel compared to the more common 時候. Use it when you want to emphasize the atmosphere or the state of the day at that moment.
Examples
It is usually very quiet at this time of day.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct translation for time in general, such as when asking for the current clock time, which should be 幾點.
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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.
