faan6 zung3 zang1犯眾憎犯众憎
Jyutpingfaan6 zung3 zang1
Yalefaahn jung jāng
Definition
To be universally disliked; to be hated or avoided by everyone.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
This phrase describes someone whose behavior is so consistently annoying or offensive that they become a social pariah. It implies a collective consensus among a group, rather than just one person disliking them. It is often used to criticize someone who lacks self-awareness regarding how their actions affect others.
Examples
He always says such unpleasant things, he is really hated by everyone.
If you keep causing trouble like that, sooner or later everyone will hate you.
Related words
Common phrases
a total social pariah
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply unpopular or shy. It carries a strong connotation of active dislike caused by the person's own obnoxious or antisocial behavior.
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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.
