tin1 dei6 tong4天地堂

Jyutpingtin1 dei6 tong4

Yaletīn deih tòhng

名詞

Definition

University student slang for a schedule with one early morning class and one late afternoon class, with a long gap in between.

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How it's used

Students use this term to describe the frustration of having a long, unproductive break between classes that effectively ruins the entire day. It implies a sense of being trapped on campus without enough time to go home but too much time to study effectively. The term highlights the common struggle of university course registration where students are forced into inconvenient gaps.

Examples

gam1今jat6日jau6又jiu3要faan1返tin1天dei6地tong4堂，zung1中gaan1間go2嗰gei2幾go3個zung1鐘zan1真hai6係m4唔zi1知zou6做me1咩hou2好。

I have to deal with a gap between morning and afternoon classes again today, I really don't know what to do with those hours in between.

nei5你go3個si4時gaan3間biu2表gam3咁joeng2樣paai4排faat3法，hai6係mai6咪soeng2想bik1逼sei2死zi6自gei2己heoi3去sik6食tin1天dei6地tong4堂aa4呀？

With your schedule arranged like that, are you trying to force yourself into having a gap between morning and afternoon classes?

Common phrases

ngaang6硬sik6食tin1天dei6地tong4堂

to be forced to endure a gap between morning and afternoon classes

tin1天dei6地

shortened form of the gap between morning and afternoon classes

Common mistake

Do not use this term outside of a university context, as it is specific student slang. It refers to the schedule gap itself rather than the classes being difficult or hard to understand.