zyut6 mat6絕密绝密
Jyutpingzyut6 mat6
Yalejyuht maht
Definition
Top-secret or extremely confidential, known only to a very few people.
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How it's used
Often used in news headlines or dramatic contexts to emphasize that information is restricted to a very small circle of people. It carries a stronger sense of urgency and exclusivity than the standard word for secret, 秘密. It is frequently paired with verbs related to revealing information, such as 曝光 or 公開.
Examples
This document is top secret, don't let anyone see it.
What top secret plan do they have, why are they being so mysterious?
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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.
