waan2 jyun4玩完
Jyutpingwaan2 jyun4
Yalewáan yùhn
Definition
To finish playing a game; or to be finished, ruined, or have no hope of continuing.
- to finish playing; to reach the end of a game
- slangto be finished; to be ruined; to have no hope of continuing
colloquialdaily actionsother
How it's used
Beyond the literal meaning of finishing a game, this phrase is frequently used to express that something has gone wrong or is beyond saving. When someone says "玩完喇", they often mean "it is all over" or "we are doomed" in a specific situation. It carries a sense of finality that can be either neutral or quite dramatic depending on the context.
Examples
Are you done playing yet? I want to use the computer.
They left as soon as they finished playing the game.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it might imply "to die" or "to be finished off" in a more literal sense. In Cantonese, it is a very common way to simply ask if someone is finished with an activity or a toy.
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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.
