fu4 ngai4扶危

Jyutpingfu4 ngai4

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動詞

Definition

To help, support, or rescue those in urgent need or danger.

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How it's used

This term is almost exclusively used in formal or literary contexts, often appearing in idioms or descriptions of charitable work. It carries a sense of moral duty or heroic action rather than casual assistance. You will rarely hear it in everyday casual conversation, where people would prefer to use phrases like 幫人 or 救人.

Examples

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日dou1都hou2好jau5有sam1心heoi3去fu4扶ngai4危gau3救kwan3困。

He is always very committed to helping those in distress.

ni1呢go3個zou2組zik1織hai6係zyun1專mun4門fu4扶ngai4危ge3嘅。

This organization is specifically for helping those in need.

Common phrases

gau3救gap1急fu4扶ngai4危

to provide emergency aid and support to those in distress

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general word for helping someone, but it specifically implies helping someone in a dire, life-threatening, or extremely urgent situation. Using it to describe helping a friend with a minor task sounds overly dramatic and unnatural.