cat1 cing4 luk6 juk6七情六欲
Jyutpingcat1 cing4 luk6 juk6
Yalechāt chìhng luhk yuhk
Definition
The seven emotions and six sensory desires; human desires and passions in general.
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How it's used
Refers to the traditional concept of human emotional and physical impulses, often used to emphasize that someone is a normal person who feels things. It is frequently used in a philosophical or reflective context rather than in casual daily chatter. The phrase highlights the inevitability of human nature when someone is being too stoic or detached.
Examples
Humans always have emotions and desires, it is hard to have no feelings at all.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe specific emotions like anger or joy, as it is a collective term for the entire spectrum of human experience. It is not a literal list of seven emotions and six desires in modern usage, but rather an idiom for human nature.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
