teoi1 ci4推遲推迟

Jyutpingteoi1 ci4

Yaletēui chìh

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To postpone, delay, or defer an event to a later time.

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How it's used

While standard in written Chinese, this term is also frequently used in spoken Cantonese for formal or professional scheduling. It carries a slightly more formal tone than the more common colloquial way of saying to move something back, which is 延後 or 押後.

Examples

go3個wui6會ji5議teoi1推ci4遲zo2咗loeng5兩go3個zung1鐘sin1先hoi1開ci2始。

The meeting was postponed by two hours.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以zoeng1將go3個hang4行cing4程teoi1推ci4遲jat1一jat6日aa4呀？

Can you postpone the itinerary by one day?

Common phrases

teoi1推ci4遲jat6日kei4期

postpone the date

teoi1推ci4遲si4時gaan3間

postpone the time

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 拖延, which specifically refers to the act of procrastinating or dragging one's feet on a task rather than officially rescheduling an event.