fung1 gwong1風光风光
Jyutpingfung1 gwong1
Yalefūng gwōng
Definition
Scenery or landscape; glory, honor, or prestige.
- scenery; landscape; sights
- glory; honor; prestige; respectability
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How it's used
Beyond describing physical landscapes, this word often carries a metaphorical sense of someone's social status or success. When used to describe a person, it implies they are currently enjoying a period of glory, prestige, or being in the spotlight. It is common to hear people talk about someone being very successful by saying they are currently very 風光.
Examples
The scenery here is really beautiful.
What do you think of the scenery here?
Related words
Common phrases
scenery as beautiful as a painting
boundless scenery
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can sometimes be used as an adjective to mean glorious or grand. In Cantonese, it is primarily used as a noun to describe the visual scenery or the abstract state of being successful.
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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.
