zyun2 gou3轉告转告
Jyutpingzyun2 gou3
Yalejyún gou
Definition
To pass on a message or information to someone, especially through an intermediary.
colloquialcommunication
How it's used
Use this word specifically when you are acting as an intermediary to relay information between two parties. It implies a chain of communication rather than a direct conversation. It is common to pair this with 幫我 to sound more polite when asking for a favor.
Examples
Could you please pass on the message to him that I am not free tomorrow?
Related words
Common phrases
pass on a message for me
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 傳話, which often carries a slightly more negative connotation of gossiping or stirring up trouble between people. 轉告 is neutral and professional.
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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.
