zing3 soeng4正常
Jyutpingzing3 soeng4
Yalejing sèuhng
Definition
Normal, regular, or ordinary, showing no signs of abnormality or deviation.
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How it's used
Use this to describe situations that align with expectations or standard behavior. It often appears with the particle 嘅 to modify nouns, or follows 係 to describe a state of being. When someone acts strangely, saying 唔正常 is a common way to point out that their behavior is out of character.
Examples
You don't seem quite yourself today.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean healthy or physically fit, as that is better expressed by 身體健康 or 冇病. Using 正常 to describe a person's health can sound like you are questioning their mental stability.
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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.
