gau3 sai3 zyu2救世主
Jyutpinggau3 sai3 zyu2
Yalegau sai jyú
Definition
Savior; a person who helps others solve difficult problems or escape danger.
- a person who helps others solve difficult problems or escape danger
- the Savior; Jesus Christ in Christian belief
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How it's used
Often used in a hyperbolic or sarcastic sense when someone provides timely help for a minor inconvenience. While it carries a heavy religious weight in formal contexts, in daily speech it is frequently employed to express extreme gratitude for a favour, like someone finding a lost item or fixing a computer glitch.
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wai6位waihExamples
You are literally my saviour, helping me sort out all these troubles.
If you didn't help, who would be my saviour?
Related words
Common phrases
to act as someone's saviour
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who is simply doing their job, as it implies a level of divine intervention or life-saving heroism that sounds overly dramatic in mundane situations.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
