fui3晦
Jyutpingfui3
Yalefui
Definition
Dark, obscure, or unlucky.
- dark; obscure; dim
- unlucky; unfortunate
colloquialemotion
How it's used
The character 晦 is rarely used on its own in modern spoken Cantonese, appearing almost exclusively in the compound 晦氣. It describes a state of being unlucky, gloomy, or feeling discouraged to the point of pessimism. It is often used to describe someone who is venting frustration or complaining about their bad luck.
Examples
Today is really unlucky.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse 晦氣 with 晦暗, which refers to literal darkness or dimness. 晦氣 is strictly about emotional state or bad luck, whereas 晦暗 is used for physical environments.
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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.
