tin1 laang5天冷
Jyutpingtin1 laang5
Yaletīn láahng
Definition
Winter; the cold season.
colloquialweathertime
How it's used
Functions more like a descriptive state or a time reference rather than a formal noun for the season. While it translates to cold weather or winter, it is used to describe the onset of cold conditions rather than the calendar season itself. It carries a sense of immediate physical experience, often prompting a change in behavior like wearing more clothes or eating hot food.
Examples
Remember to wear an extra layer when the weather gets cold.
Do you feel like it is especially cold this year?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a direct synonym for the noun winter. Use 冬天 when referring to the calendar season, and reserve 天冷 for describing the actual drop in temperature or the experience of cold weather.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
