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Definition
To act under orders from a high authority, or to present and offer with respect.
- to act under orders from a higher authority
- to offer or present with respect
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or legalistic contexts to describe acting under specific orders or authority. In everyday speech, it frequently appears in the sarcastic phrase 奉旨, which implies someone is acting as if they have a divine right or official permission to do something annoying or entitled.
Examples
He was ordered to handle this complaint.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the common verb 畀, which is the standard way to say give. Using 奉 in casual conversation to mean giving something to a friend will sound extremely archaic or overly dramatic.
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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.
