cing4 ji4情誼情谊
Jyutpingcing4 ji4
Yalechìhng yìh
Definition
Friendship; friendly feelings and interpersonal connection.
neutralpeopleemotion
How it's used
Focuses on the emotional bond and history shared between people rather than just a casual acquaintance. It carries a sense of weight and sincerity, often used when discussing loyalty or the value of a long-term relationship. While it can be used in casual speech, it leans slightly more towards a reflective or serious tone compared to everyday words like 朋友.
Examples
We have such a long friendship, how could we fall out over a little money?
The deep friendship between them is truly rare.
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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.
