soeng4 jam6常任

Jyutpingsoeng4 jam6

Yalesèuhng yahm

區別詞

Definition

Permanent; serving in a long-term or permanent post.

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How it's used

Primarily used in formal or legal contexts to describe roles that are not subject to rotation or time limits. It implies a sense of stability and institutional continuity, often appearing in titles of committees or judicial appointments. Unlike everyday adjectives, it is almost exclusively paired with nouns denoting positions or roles.

Examples

keoi5佢hai6係ne1呢go3個wai2委jyun4員wui2會ge3嘅soeng4常jam6任sing4成jyun4員。

He is a permanent member of this committee.

nei4呢wai6位faat3法gun1官hai6係soeng4常jam6任ding6定hai6係zaam6暫wai2委㗎？

Is this judge a permanent one or a temporary one?

Common phrases

soeng4常jam6任faat3法gun1官

permanent judge

soeng4常jam6任bei3秘syu1書zoeng2長

permanent secretary

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with words meaning long term in a general sense, such as 長期. It specifically refers to the nature of an appointment or a formal status rather than the duration of a task.