gan6 fu4近乎

Jyutpinggan6 fu4

Yalegahn fùh

副詞Common

Definition

Close to; near; little short of.

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How it's used

This term is primarily used in formal or literary contexts to describe a state that is almost identical to a specific condition. While it appears in everyday speech, it carries a slightly more serious or analytical tone than the more common 差唔多. It is frequently used when making a judgment about someone's actions or a situation that has reached an extreme point.

Examples

keoi5佢ni1呢go3個hang4行wai4為gan6近fu4乎fung1瘋kwong4狂aa4呀。

His behavior is close to insanity.

nei5你gam3咁joeng2樣gong2講gan6近fu4乎mou5侮juk6辱jan4人wo5喎。

Saying it like that is practically insulting people.

Common phrases

gan6近fu4乎jyun4完mei5美

near perfect

gan6近fu4乎fung1瘋kwong4狂

near insanity

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 差唔多, but 近乎 implies a much higher degree of proximity to the target state, often bordering on the extreme or negative. It is not used for simple physical distance or casual approximations of time.