faa1 hung4花紅花红
Jyutpingfaa1 hung4
Yalefā hùhng
Definition
Merit pay or a bonus.
colloquialmoneywork
How it's used
Refers specifically to a performance based bonus rather than a fixed thirteenth month salary. It is almost exclusively used in a professional or corporate context. When discussing the amount, it is common to use the measure word 筆 to emphasize the size of the sum.
Measure word
bat1筆bātExamples
The company made a lot of money this year, so the bonuses are bigger.
How much of a bonus did you get this year?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 雙糧, which is a guaranteed extra month of salary often paid regardless of performance. Using 花紅 to describe a fixed contractual bonus can lead to misunderstandings about whether the payment is performance based.
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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.
