dang6 nei5 hoi1 sam1戥你開心戥你开心
Jyutpingdang6 nei5 hoi1 sam1
Yaledahng néih hōi sām
Definition
To be happy or pleased for you.
colloquialemotionpeople
How it's used
This phrase expresses a sense of shared joy or empathy for someone else's good fortune. It implies that the speaker is not just happy generally, but specifically feels the happiness on behalf of the other person. It is a very warm and supportive way to acknowledge someone's success or positive news.
Examples
You got into your dream university, I'm really happy for you!
Common phrases
really happy for you
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 幫 instead of 戥, but 幫 means to help, whereas 戥 specifically relates to the emotional state of sharing someone else's feelings. It is almost exclusively used with positive emotions like 開心 or 難過.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
