排練
The English phrase "rehearsal" is 排練 in Cantonese.
The term 排練 is used when referring to rehearsing a play, a musical performance or a dance routine.
Meaning: practicing of performance to test or improve it (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
排練 is composed of 排 (paai4), meaning to arrange or line up and 練 (lin6), meaning to practice or train.
Did you know?
- The word 練 is a cognate with the word for 'tempering steel', suggesting that practicing a performance is viewed as forging a skill through heat and pressure.
- In a professional setting, the term 走位 (meaning 'to walk positions') is often used as a shorthand for the physical blocking stage of a rehearsal.
- While 排練 is used for stage performances, the word 演練 is often used for military or emergency drills, such as fire drills.
Examples in context
- 我地而家係彩排，所以要好專心。We're in rehearsal right now, so we need to focus.
- 我地而家係進行練習。We're currently engaged in rehearsal.
- 今晚我哋要去練舞。Tonight, we're going for a dance rehearsal.
- 呢個星期我哋會有模特兒練習。We'll have model rehearsals this week.
- 今晚我哋要進行最後一次排練。kam4 maan5 ngo5 dei6 jiu3 zeon3 hang4 zeoi3 hau6 jat1 ci3 paai4 lin6.We need to conduct one last rehearsal tonight.
- 排練之前要先檢查器材。paai4 lin6 zi1 cin4 jiu3 sin1 gim2 caa4 kei4.We must check the equipment before the rehearsal.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their school play.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan俊傑，你準備好排練未？jun3 git3, nei5 zun2 bei6 hou2 paai4 luhn6 mei6?Jun Kit, are you ready for the rehearsal?
- 俊傑 Chun Kit準備好喇，我好緊張。zun2 bei6 hou2 laa3, ngo5 hou2 gan2 zang1.I'm ready, but I'm very nervous.
- 嘉欣 Ka Yan唔使驚，排練係用嚟搵錯嘅。m4 sai2 geng1, paai4 luhn6 hai6 jung6 lai4 wan2 co3 ge3.Don't be afraid, rehearsals are for finding mistakes.
- 俊傑 Chun Kit係喎，我會努力啲。hai6 wo3, ngo5 wui5 nou5 lik6 di1.That's true, I will try harder.
