toi4 gaam3台鑒台鉴
Jyutpingtoi4 gaam3
Yaletòih gaam
Definition
An honorific used in formal letters to address the recipient, meaning "for your consideration" or "to be read by".
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How it's used
Reserved strictly for formal correspondence, this term functions as an honorific address to the recipient. It is essentially a polite way of saying please look at this or for your consideration. Using it in casual text messages or spoken conversation will sound extremely sarcastic or overly dramatic.
Examples
Please review this report.
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Common phrases
respectfully submitted for your review
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standard verb meaning to look at or to read. It is exclusively a formal marker used in written letters or official documents to show respect to the reader.
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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.
