caam2慘惨

Jyutpingcaam2

Yalecháam

形容詞Very common

Definition

Miserable, tragic, sad, or having met with misfortune.

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How it's used

Expresses sympathy or highlights a pathetic situation rather than just sadness. It is frequently used as an exclamation to react to someone else's bad news or a difficult circumstance. When used to describe a person, it often implies that they are in a state of helplessness or extreme hardship.

Examples

keoi5佢fan6份gung1工gam3咁san1辛fu2苦，zan1真hai6係hou2好caam2慘aa3呀。

Their job is so exhausting, it's really miserable.

nei5你mou5冇daai3帶ze1遮jau6又lok6落jyu5雨，gam3咁caam2慘㗎？

You didn't bring an umbrella and it's raining, that's so unfortunate?

Common phrases

caam2慘gwo3過daai6大baau1包

to be in a very miserable state

caam2慘zyut6絕jan4人waan4寰

tragic beyond description

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe personal grief or deep sorrow, as that is better expressed by 傷心. 慘 focuses on the external circumstances or the misfortune itself, whereas 傷心 focuses on the internal emotional state.