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How to say “Cheers” in Cantonese — 飲勝佢 (jam2 sing3 keoi5)

The Cantonese for “cheers” is 飲勝佢 (jam2 sing3 keoi5) — toast;cheers;bottoms up.

jamˊ²飲sing˗₃勝keoiˏ₅佢
简 饮胜渠
nountoast;cheers;bottoms up
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Other ways to say “cheers”

飲杯jam2 bui1
cheers; bottoms up [also] 飲勝 [華]: 乾杯
飲勝jam2 sing3
cheers; bottoms up (lit. "drink to victory") | Mand.: 乾杯
喜人hei2 jan4
to make people happy; to cheer people up
愉jyu4
pleased; happy; joyful; cheerful; delighted
喝采hot3 coi2
acclaim; applaud; cheer, bravo [Syn.] 喝彩 [Anto.] 喝倒采

How to pronounce it

The romanisation in brackets (jam2 sing3 keoi5) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.

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