sik6 jin1食烟
Jyutpingsik6 jin1
Yalesihk yīn
Definition
To smoke a cigarette.
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How it's used
Using 食煙 is the standard way to refer to the act of smoking in casual conversation. While 抽煙 is understood, it sounds distinctly like Mandarin and is rarely used by native speakers in daily life. It is common to insert a measure word like 支 between the verb and the noun when talking about smoking a specific cigarette.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 抽煙 as it sounds unnatural and foreign to most Cantonese speakers. Stick to 食煙 to sound like a local.
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Grammar guides
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