bou2 zo6補助补助
Jyutpingbou2 zo6
Yalebóu joh
Definition
To subsidize; to assist financially to make up for a shortage.
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How it's used
Focuses on financial support provided to cover a deficit or shortfall. It is more formal than 津貼, which often refers to a regular allowance or benefit, whereas 補助 implies a specific injection of funds to help someone or something keep going.
Examples
The government will subsidize the school's expenses.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 幫助, which is a general term for helping someone with tasks or emotional support. 補助 is strictly limited to financial or material assistance.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
