{"id":438,"date":"2025-07-18T10:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exercises.cantonesehome.com\/category\/vocab\/?p=438"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:12:06","slug":"cantonese-word-explanation-%e5%85%88%e8%87%b3-sin1-zi3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exercises.cantonesehome.com\/category\/vocab\/cantonese-word-explanation-%e5%85%88%e8%87%b3-sin1-zi3\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantonese Word Explanation: \u5148\u81f3 (sin1 zi3)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Meaning:<\/strong>
The Cantonese phrase “\u5148\u81f3” (sin1 zi3)<\/strong> is commonly used to mean “only then,” “until then,”<\/strong> or “not until.”<\/strong> It is used to indicate that a particular action or event will happen only after a certain condition or time is met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Usage and Explanation:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Sequence and Condition:<\/strong>\n
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    • “\u5148\u81f3” is often used to describe a sequence of actions, emphasizing that one action must take place before the next can occur.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • It implies that something will not happen until the prior condition or event is completed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Comparative Emphasis:<\/strong>\n
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      • Sometimes it is used to stress that something should happen later or as a result of other actions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        Examples with English Translations:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Condition-based action:<\/strong>\n
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          • \u7cb5\u8a9e:<\/strong> \u6211\u505a\u5b8c\u529f\u8ab2\u5148\u81f3\u51fa\u53bb\u73a9\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u62fc\u97f3:<\/strong> Ngo5 zou6 jyun4 gung1 fo3 sin1 zi3 ceot1 heoi3 waan2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • English:<\/strong> I will only go out and play until then<\/strong> after finishing my homework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Time-related sequence:<\/strong>\n
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            • \u7cb5\u8a9e:<\/strong> \u4f62\u807d\u65e5\u8fd4\u569f\uff0c\u6211\u54cb\u5148\u81f3\u958b\u59cb\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u62fc\u97f3:<\/strong> Keoi5 ting1 jat6 faan1 lai4, ngo5 dei6 sin1 zi3 hoi1 ci2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • English:<\/strong> We will only then<\/strong> start when he comes back tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Emphasizing necessary conditions:<\/strong>\n
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              • \u7cb5\u8a9e:<\/strong> \u4f60\u98df\u98fd\u5148\u81f3\u53ef\u4ee5\u7793\u89ba\u3002<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • \u62fc\u97f3:<\/strong> Nei5 sik6 baau2 sin1 zi3 ho2 ji5 fan3 gaau3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • English:<\/strong> You can only sleep<\/strong> after you are full.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                Key Points to Remember:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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                • “\u5148\u81f3” is similar to the English expression “not until” or “only then.”<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • It is commonly used in daily speech to express time-dependent conditions<\/strong> or sequential actions.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • The structure typically follows: Condition + \u5148\u81f3 + Action.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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