fong1 bin6方便
Jyutpingfong1 bin6
Yalefōng bihn
Definition
Convenient, handy, or making a task easy to accomplish.
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How it's used
Beyond describing ease of access or utility, this word is frequently used as a polite way to ask about someone's availability. It functions as a soft inquiry to check if a person has time or is in a suitable situation to perform an action. It is also common to hear it used as a verb in the phrase 方便一下, which acts as a euphemism for needing to use the restroom.
Examples
It is very convenient to take the MTR here.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to mean 'comfortable' in the sense of physical ease or luxury, as that is better expressed by 舒服. While it can mean 'convenient' for a person, it does not describe the state of being relaxed or at ease.
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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.
