faan4 wing4繁榮繁荣

Jyutpingfaan4 wing4

Yalefàahn wìhng

形容詞Uncommon

Definition

Thriving, prosperous, or booming.

neutralplaces

How it's used

繁榮 is primarily used to describe the economic or social state of a city, district, or country. It carries a formal tone and is frequently encountered in news reports, political speeches, or official descriptions of urban development. In casual daily conversation, people are more likely to use descriptive phrases like 好旺 or 好熱鬧 to convey the same sense of a bustling, thriving environment.

Examples

le1呢keoi1區faat3發zin2展dak1得hou2好faan4繁wing4榮。

This district is developing very prosperously.

nei5你gok3覺dak1得nei1呢dou6度faan4繁wing4榮ding6定hai6係go2嗰dou6度faan4繁wing4榮？

Do you think this place is more prosperous or that place?

Common phrases

faan4繁wing4榮wan2穩ding6定

prosperity and stability

ging1經zai3濟faan4繁wing4榮

economic prosperity

Common mistake

Avoid using 繁榮 to describe a person or a small object, as it specifically refers to large scale economic or societal conditions. Using it to describe a busy shop or a crowded street can sound unnatural or overly formal.