Cantonese · 28 October 2026 · Verb-Object Splitting and Compounding
食緊飯
sik6 gan2 faan6Jyutping
eating a meal / mid-meal
verb phrase
An aspectual split structure where the progressive marker '緊' is placed immediately inside the compound to emphasize that the act of eating is currently in progress.
In a sentence
老細同埋班高層喺大牌檔食緊飯嗰陣，坐我隔籬個薯仔居然走過去搬弄是非，真係白目。
lou5 sai3 tung4 maai4 baan1 gou1 cang4 hai2 daai6 paai4 dong3 sik6 gan2 faan6 go2 zan6, co5 ngo5 gaak3 lei4 go3 syu4 zai2 geoi1 jin4 zau2 gwo3 heoi3 bun1 lung6 si6 fei1, zan1 hai6 baat6 muk6.
While the boss and the executives were in the middle of eating their meal at the open-air food stall, the rookie sitting next to me actually walked over to gossip; he is seriously clueless.
