so2 jau5 jan4所有人
Jyutpingso2 jau5 jan4
Yalesó yáuh yàhn
Definition
Everyone, everybody, or all of the people.
colloquialpeople
How it's used
While 所有人 translates to everyone, it often carries a slightly more formal or collective tone compared to the more common colloquial term 大家. Use 所有人 when you are emphasizing the entirety of a specific group, whereas 大家 is better for addressing a group you are currently part of or speaking directly to.
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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.
