tin1 cing4天晴

Jyutpingtin1 cing4

Yaletīn chìhng

形容詞Very common

Definition

Clear and sunny; describing weather with bright sunshine and no dark clouds.

neutralweather

How it's used

天晴 is primarily used in formal weather reports or news broadcasts to describe clear skies. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people are much more likely to use 天氣好 or 出太陽 to describe a sunny day. Using 天晴 in casual conversation can sound slightly stiff or like you are reading a weather forecast.

Examples

gam1今jat6日tin1天hei3氣hou2好tin1天cing4晴，bat1不jyu4如ceot1出heoi3去haang4行haa5下。

The weather is nice and sunny today, why don't we go out for a walk?

ting1聽jat6日wui2會m4唔wui2會tin1天cing4晴㗎？

Will it be sunny tomorrow?

Common phrases

tin1天cing4晴si4時

when it is sunny

tin1天cing4晴jyu6預bou3報

sunny weather forecast

Common mistake

Do not use 天晴 as a verb. It is strictly an adjective describing the state of the sky, so you cannot say 我天晴咗 to mean the weather cleared up; instead, use 天氣轉晴 or 天氣好返。