fung6 joek6 san4 ming4奉若神明
Jyutpingfung6 joek6 san4 ming4
Yalefuhng yeuhk sàhn mìhng
Definition
To worship, revere, or honor someone or something like a deity.
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How it's used
This idiom carries a strong sense of blind devotion or excessive reverence that often borders on the irrational. It is frequently used to critique someone for being overly submissive or for failing to question authority or tradition. While it can describe people, it is just as commonly applied to abstract concepts like rules, theories, or outdated customs.
Examples
He treats his idol like a god and won't let anyone criticize them at all.
Why do you treat these outdated rules like they are sacred?
Related words
Common phrases
to respect someone as if they were a god
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a positive term meaning 'to respect,' but it almost always implies an unhealthy or exaggerated level of worship. It is rarely used to describe genuine, healthy respect for a mentor or elder.
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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.
