cing3 sam1稱心称心
Jyutpingcing3 sam1
Yaleching sām
Definition
Satisfactory; in accordance with one's wishes or expectations.
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How it's used
Focuses on internal satisfaction and personal alignment with one's desires rather than just objective quality. It is often used to describe items, arrangements, or life situations that feel just right. While it can be used in formal contexts, it is frequently heard in casual conversation to express contentment with a choice or outcome.
Examples
This gift is really satisfactory.
Related words
Common phrases
everything going according to one's wishes
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 滿意, which is a more general term for being satisfied with a service or result. 稱心 implies a deeper, more personal connection to one's own wishes or heart's desire.
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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.
