tin1 si4天時天时
Jyutpingtin1 si4
Yaletīn sìh
Definition
Weather or climate.
colloquialweather
How it's used
Use this term to describe the general state of the weather or the season, often carrying a slightly more personal or observational tone than the formal term 天氣. It frequently appears in expressions about the discomfort caused by extreme conditions, such as being too hot or too rainy. You will often hear it paired with adjectives describing the intensity of the current conditions.
Examples
The weather is so hot today, why don't we go get a cold drink.
It's been raining all the time lately, it's so annoying.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this in formal writing or professional weather reports, where 天氣 is the standard choice. It is strictly a colloquial term for spoken interaction.
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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.
