fu6 fun2付款
Jyutpingfu6 fun2
Yalefuh fún
Definition
To pay money to obtain goods, services, or rights.
neutralmoneyshopping
How it's used
While this term is understood in speech, it carries a formal or professional tone often found in banking, retail, or online interfaces. In everyday casual conversation, people almost exclusively use 畀錢 to describe the act of paying for something.
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Common mistake
Do not use this in casual settings like buying a snack from a street vendor, as it sounds overly stiff or bureaucratic. Stick to 畀錢 for normal social interactions.
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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.
