ziu1 jat6朝日
Jyutpingziu1 jat6
Yalejīu yaht
Definition
The morning sun.
neutralnaturetime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the sun as it appears at the very beginning of the day. It carries a slightly poetic or literary tone compared to the more common way of saying morning sun, which would simply be 朝頭早嘅太陽. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless describing a scenic view or a specific atmosphere.
Examples
I really like watching the morning sun.
The morning sun is out, get up quickly.
Related words
Common phrases
the morning sun just rising
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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.
