fu4 pan4扶貧扶贫
Jyutpingfu4 pan4
Yalefùh pàhn
Definition
To help or support the poor; to alleviate poverty.
neutralmoneypeople
How it's used
Focuses primarily on institutional or organized efforts rather than individual acts of charity. It is frequently used in news, policy discussions, and formal reports regarding social welfare. When referring to personal acts of kindness, other expressions like 幫人 or 捐錢 are much more natural.
Examples
How should the government effectively help the poor?
They have been working very hard to help the poor for the past few years.
Related words
Common phrases
poverty alleviation policy
poverty relief work
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
