gat1 jan4 zi6 jau5 tin1 soeng3吉人自有天相
Jyutpinggat1 jan4 zi6 jau5 tin1 soeng3
Yalegāt yàhn jih yáuh tīn seung
Definition
Good people will be blessed by heaven, or everything will work out for a good person.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
This idiom is frequently used as a comforting remark to reassure someone who is going through a difficult or uncertain situation. It carries a sense of optimism and moral encouragement, suggesting that kindness and integrity will eventually be rewarded by fate or divine intervention. It is a common way to offer emotional support without needing to provide a concrete solution to a problem.
Examples
Don't worry, good people are protected by heaven, everything will be fine.
He is such a good person, he will be blessed by heaven, no need to worry about him.
Related words
Common phrases
good people are blessed by heaven
Common mistake
Avoid using this phrase to dismiss someone's genuine suffering or to suggest that their misfortune is a result of lacking goodness, as it can sound insensitive or fatalistic in serious contexts.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
