Cantonese Word of the Day
遲到
chee-DOH • verb — 25th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to arrive later than the scheduled or expected time; to be late
Examples
- 我今朝遲到咗。
(I was late this morning.) - 如果你遲到，就打電話畀我。
(If you are late, call me.) - 巴士遲到咗十五分鐘。
(The bus was fifteen minutes late.)
Synonyms
- 遲
- 遲咗
Use 遲到 to talk about arriving after the scheduled time for appointments, work, classes, or transport. It is a verb; to indicate the action already happened, add the perfective particle 咗 (遲咗). Common in everyday Hong Kong Cantonese for both people and vehicles.
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