Cantonese Word of the Day
遲到
chee-DAU • verb — 23rd of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to arrive late; to be late
Examples
- 我今日遲到咗。
(I was late today.) - 你唔好遲到，下次準時啲好唔好？
(Don't be late — can you be on time next time?) - 如果你會遲到，記得打個電話畀我。
(If you're going to be late, remember to call me.)
Synonyms
- 遲
- 唔準時
- 遲咗
Use 遲到 for arriving late to appointments, work, class, etc. Colloquially you often add 咗 for past tense (遲到咗) or say 唔好遲到 to warn someone. For apologizing you can pair it with 對唔住 or 唔好意思 (e.g., 對唔住，我遲到咗).
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