轉身﹐轉頭﹐轉彎

Discussions on the Cantonese language.
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Gar

轉身﹐轉頭﹐轉彎

Post by Gar »

Do jyun sun, jyun tou, and jyun waan all mean the same thing, that is to mean "turn around"?
Maya

Re: 轉身﹐轉頭﹐轉彎

Post by Maya »

not really, I think is .....
jyun sun for turn around your body
jyun tou for ....we can say "jyun tou kin" that mean"see you later"
jyun waan for turn around
I think .....it was difficult to explain the meaning of Cantonese. I will try to make a example later....
Terence

Re: 轉身﹐轉頭﹐轉彎

Post by Terence »

zyun3 san1 turn around (whole body)
zyun3 tau4 turn your head around, sometimes implies a very short time.
zyun3 waan1 to wheel at different direction, just like driving along a curve
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