zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam2 zan1珍珠都冇咁真
Jyutpingzan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam2 zan1
Yalejān jyū dōu móuh gám jān
Definition
One hundred percent true; absolutely genuine and without a doubt.
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How it's used
This expression relies on a pun where the first character of 珍珠, meaning pearl, sounds identical to the word for real. It is used to emphasize that a statement is beyond doubt or completely authentic. It carries a slightly playful or emphatic tone, making it perfect for reassuring someone during a conversation.
Examples
This is one-hundred-percent true, you have to believe me.
Related words
Common phrases
absolutely one-hundred-percent true
Common mistake
Do not use this in formal writing or professional reports, as it is a colloquial idiom that sounds out of place in serious contexts. It is strictly for spoken communication or casual messaging.
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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.
