cing4 tau4 ji3 hap6情投意合
Jyutpingcing4 tau4 ji3 hap6
Yalechìhng tàuh yi hahp
Definition
To be deeply in love and share a perfect mutual understanding.
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How it's used
This idiom is primarily reserved for romantic relationships where there is a strong sense of mutual understanding and shared values. While it implies deep affection, it focuses more on the intellectual and emotional alignment between partners rather than just physical attraction. It is often used to describe couples who seem perfectly matched in the eyes of others.
Examples
The two of them really hit it off, and they got married very quickly.
You two are so compatible, when are you inviting me to your wedding banquet?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe casual friendships or business partnerships, as the term carries a strong romantic connotation. It is not interchangeable with general terms for getting along well like夾得嚟.
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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.
