sip3 can3攝嚫摄嚫
Jyutpingsip3 can3
Yalesip chan
Definition
To catch a cold; to get chilled.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the onset of a cold caused by exposure to cold air or drafts. It acts as a verb phrase describing the moment of catching a chill rather than the state of having a cold, which is usually referred to as 感冒.
Examples
You are wearing so little, be careful not to catch a cold.
He slept with the air conditioning on last night and ended up catching a cold.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe having a cold for several days; it specifically refers to the initial act of catching a chill.
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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.
