sin6 cong2擅闖擅闯
Jyutpingsin6 cong2
Yalesihn chóng
Definition
To trespass; to enter a restricted area without permission.
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How it's used
This term carries a formal and legalistic tone, often appearing in warning signs or official notices. It implies a deliberate violation of boundaries rather than an accidental entry. In casual conversation, people might prefer more descriptive phrases like 亂咁入 or 冇問過就入.
Examples
You cannot trespass on private property.
Did he trespass into someone else's house?
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Common phrases
trespass on private property
trespass into a private residence
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general verb for entering a room. It is specifically reserved for unauthorized or illegal entry, so do not use it for simply walking into a shop or a friend's house without knocking.
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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.
