fuk6服

Jyutpingfuk6

Yalefuhk

動詞Common

Definition

To respect, admire, or submit to someone.

to admire; to respect; to be convinced of someone's ability
to submit to; to yield to; to obey

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How it's used

Used primarily to express a sense of defeat or begrudging respect when someone does something impressive or unexpected. It carries a slightly informal tone, often implying that the person's actions are beyond one's own capability or expectations. When used in the phrase 服咗你, it functions as a way to acknowledge someone's cleverness or persistence.

Examples

nei5你lin4連ni1呢di1啲dou1都nam2諗dou3到，ngo5我zan1真hai6係fuk6服zo2咗nei5你。

You even thought of this? I really have to hand it to you.

keoi5佢gam3咁joeng2樣zou6做je5嘢faat3法，nei5你fuk6服m4唔fuk6服keoi5佢aa4呀？

Do you admire the way he works?

Common phrases

fuk6服zo2咗nei5你

I give up/I admire you

sam1心fuk6服

sincerely admire

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the formal verb for wearing clothes or taking medicine, which is also written as 服 in written Chinese but is rarely used in spoken Cantonese. In daily speech, 服 is almost exclusively used to express admiration or submission to someone's skill.