si6 cyu3是處是处
Jyutpingsi6 cyu3
Yalesih chyu
Definition
Everywhere or all over; a place or location.
- literaryeverywhere; all over; in all places
- literarya place; location
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How it's used
This term is a formal or literary way to express that something has reached its absolute peak or limit. While it functions similarly to the colloquial 咁極致, it carries a more emphatic and slightly dramatic tone often found in written descriptions or storytelling. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech compared to more common intensifiers.
Examples
His laziness really has reached the extreme.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a location marker because of the character 處, but it functions here as a noun meaning the extreme point or limit. Do not use it as a substitute for 呢度 or 嗰度.
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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.
