ci3 jyu5賜予赐予
Jyutpingci3 jyu5
Yalechi yúh
Definition
To grant or bestow something as a favor, typically from a superior to a subordinate or an elder to a junior.
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How it's used
Carries a formal and slightly archaic tone, often implying a sense of divine favor or a significant, benevolent gift from a superior. It is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation to describe giving common items. Using it for mundane objects can sound overly dramatic or ironic.
Examples
These opportunities were granted to me by heaven.
He seems to think he has the power to bestow happiness upon others.
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Common mistake
Do not use this for everyday giving, such as handing someone a pen or buying a friend lunch. Using it in those contexts sounds like you are roleplaying a king or a deity.
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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.
