cing4 fat6懲罰惩罚
Jyutpingcing4 fat6
Yalechìhng faht
Definition
Punishment; pain or loss suffered after doing something wrong.
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How it's used
While this term is understood in daily life, it carries a formal or serious tone often associated with legal, institutional, or moral consequences. In casual settings, people are more likely to use phrases like 罰或者受罰 when talking about minor infractions or playful scenarios.
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He did something wrong and must accept punishment.
Do you think this punishment is too excessive?
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Common mistake
Learners often use this as a verb, but it functions primarily as a noun in Cantonese. To express the act of punishing someone, use 罰 or 懲罰佢 as a verb phrase instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
