fong3況况
Jyutpingfong3
Yalefong
Definition
Condition, situation, or circumstances.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used as a bound morpheme in compound words rather than as a standalone noun in spoken Cantonese. When referring to a situation or condition, speakers will naturally use the full compound 情況 or 狀況. Using 況 alone sounds highly literary or archaic, reminiscent of classical Chinese texts.
Examples
How is your situation right now?
His condition doesn't seem very good.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not attempt to use this character as a free-standing word to mean situation. Learners often try to shorten 情況 to just 況, but this will sound unnatural or confusing to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
