dou6 nim6悼念
Jyutpingdou6 nim6
Yaledouh nihm
Definition
To mourn, grieve over, or commemorate a deceased person.
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How it's used
This term is formal and typically reserved for public, solemn, or respectful contexts regarding the deceased. It carries a sense of official or collective remembrance rather than the raw, personal expression of grief found in everyday conversation. You will frequently encounter it in news reports or at memorial ceremonies.
Examples
Everyone is mourning the senior who passed away together.
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Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe personal sadness or missing a friend in a casual setting, as it sounds overly heavy and detached. For personal feelings of missing someone, use 懷念 instead.
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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.
