soeng6 ceon4上旬

Jyutpingsoeng6 ceon4

Yaleseuhng chèuhn

名詞

Definition

The first ten days of a month.

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How it's used

This term is primarily used in formal or written contexts, such as business reports, news, or scheduling. While it is perfectly understood in speech, native speakers often use more casual phrasing like 五月頭 to refer to the same period in daily conversation. It strictly refers to the period from the first to the tenth day of the month.

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋daa2打syun3算喺hai2五ng5月jyut6上soeng6旬ceon4去heoi3旅leoi5行。

We plan to go traveling in the first ten days of May.

fan2份bou3報gou3告hai6係mai6咪ng5五jyut6月soeng6上ceon4旬ceot1出㗎？

Is the report coming out in the first ten days of May?

Common phrases

ng5五jyut6月soeng6上ceon4旬

early May

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it to mean 'early in the month' in a vague sense, but it specifically denotes the fixed ten-day window. Avoid using it for events happening on the twelfth or thirteenth, as that would fall into 中旬.