am3 hap6暗合
Jyutpingam3 hap6
Yaleam hahp
Definition
To coincide; to happen to be identical (of ideas or opinions) without prior agreement.
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How it's used
Describes a situation where two people arrive at the same conclusion or idea independently without prior discussion. It carries a sense of serendipity or surprise, as if the alignment happened by chance rather than through planning. It is more formal than simply saying 諗法一樣.
Examples
Our two ideas actually coincide.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe planned agreements or consensus reached through negotiation, as it specifically implies an accidental or spontaneous alignment of thoughts.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
