gin3 man6見聞见闻
Jyutpinggin3 man6
Yalegin mahn
Definition
One's knowledge, experience, or what one has seen and heard.
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How it's used
Focuses on the breadth of someone's experience and what they have learned through observation or travel. It is often used in formal or literary contexts rather than casual conversation, though it remains perfectly understandable in daily life. It carries a sense of worldly wisdom rather than just academic knowledge.
Examples
He has been to many places and has a broad range of knowledge.
Do you usually like reading books to broaden your knowledge?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 知識, which refers to academic or technical knowledge. 見聞 specifically implies knowledge gained through seeing, hearing, or experiencing the world firsthand.
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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.
