ting4 din6停電停电
Jyutpingting4 din6
Yaletìhng dihn
Definition
To have a power outage, blackout, or power cut.
colloquialhomedaily actions
How it's used
Describes a sudden loss of electricity in a building or area, often used with a sense of frustration or inconvenience. It functions as a verb, so you can say 停咗電 to indicate the state of having lost power. It is frequently paired with 突然 to emphasize the unexpected nature of the blackout.
Examples
The power suddenly went out just now, causing the computer to shut down.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
