soeng6 cing4 haa6 daat6上情下達上情下达
Jyutpingsoeng6 cing4 haa6 daat6
Yaleseuhng chìhng hah daaht
Definition
To convey situations, policies, or intentions from higher authorities to the lower levels.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or business contexts to describe the flow of information or directives within an organization. It implies a healthy, efficient hierarchy where the intentions of leadership are clearly understood by the staff. It is rarely used in casual conversation and carries a slightly bureaucratic or administrative tone.
Examples
This plan needs to be communicated clearly from top to bottom.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe casual gossip or informal communication between friends, as it specifically refers to institutional or hierarchical structures.
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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.
