zing3 tai4正題正题
Jyutpingzing3 tai4
Yalejing tàih
Definition
The main topic, key content, or subject of a talk, essay, or discussion.
colloquialcommunication
How it's used
Often used in the phrase 入正題 to signal a transition from small talk or preamble to the actual business at hand. It carries a sense of urgency or impatience when someone feels the conversation has been drifting too long. It is most effective when you want to steer a discussion back to the core issue without sounding overly formal or aggressive.
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go3個goExamples
Stop talking nonsense, get to the point quickly.
Do you know what the main topic of today's meeting is?
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse it with 主題, but 正題 specifically implies the core matter that needs to be addressed or decided upon, whereas 主題 is more about the general theme or subject matter of a work or event.
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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.
