diu3 jin6弔唁吊唁
Jyutpingdiu3 jin6
Yalediu yihn
Definition
To offer condolences to the family of the deceased.
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How it's used
This term is formal and carries a solemn, respectful tone suitable for funeral settings. It specifically refers to the act of visiting the bereaved family to express sympathy, rather than just feeling sad internally. In casual conversation, people often use simpler phrases like 去拜祭 or 去送最後一程 instead.
Examples
He went to the funeral home to offer his condolences today.
Do you have time to go pay your respects tomorrow?
Related words
Common phrases
to go to offer condolences
Common mistake
Do not use this word in casual or non-funeral contexts, as it is strictly reserved for mourning rituals. Using it to describe general sympathy for someone's minor misfortune would sound bizarrely heavy and inappropriate.
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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.
