fung1 jyu6豐裕丰裕
Jyutpingfung1 jyu6
Yalefūng yuh
Definition
Abundant, ample, and well provided for; having plenty.
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How it's used
Describes a state of abundance or prosperity, often applied to resources, wealth, or living conditions. It carries a formal or literary tone, making it more suitable for written descriptions or serious discussions rather than casual daily chatter. In everyday speech, people usually prefer using words like 夠或者多嚟表達類似意思。
Examples
Their family is very well-off, they don't have to worry about anything.
With such an abundance of resources here, why do you still need to waste them?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe a person's physical size or quantity of small items, as it specifically refers to the sufficiency or excess of resources and wealth.
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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.
