fong4妨
Jyutpingfong4
Yalefòhng
Definition
To obstruct, hinder, or harm.
neutraldaily actions
How it's used
Functions primarily as a formal or literary morpheme rather than a standalone verb in daily speech. It almost always appears in compound words like 妨礙, which is the standard way to express the concept of hindering or getting in the way of someone else's progress or activities.
Examples
Will doing it this way obstruct other people?
Their chatting hindered me from working.
Related words
Common phrases
to hinder or obstruct
Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct substitute for 阻住, which is the natural, everyday way to say someone is in the way. Using 妨 in casual conversation can sound overly formal or stiff.
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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.
