dik6 ji3敵意敌意
Jyutpingdik6 ji3
Yaledihk yi
Definition
Hostility, animosity, or enmity; an attitude of treating someone as an enemy.
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How it's used
Focuses on the internal attitude or psychological state of viewing someone as an adversary. While it is a noun, it is frequently used with verbs like 充滿 or 帶有 to describe the atmosphere of an interaction. It carries a formal weight that makes it sound more serious than simply saying someone is angry or rude.
Examples
He speaks with a lot of hostility, I wonder why.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simple annoyance or impatience. It implies a deeper, more calculated sense of opposition or enmity that goes beyond a momentary mood.
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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.
