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Canto School

Pronunciation

親戚

can1 cik1

Relative

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When to use it

Use 親戚 for this person’s relationship or role; 佢係親戚 identifies someone in a simple sentence.

Examples

佢係我親戚

keoi5 hai6 ngo5 can1 cik1

They’re my relative.

我去探親戚

ngo5 heoi3 taam3 can1 cik1

I’m going to visit relatives.