giu1 jan4驕人骄人
Jyutpinggiu1 jan4
Yalegīu yàhn
Definition
Remarkable, outstanding, or highly impressive; describing something that makes one proud.
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How it's used
Focuses on objective, measurable success rather than personal feelings of pride. It is almost exclusively used in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe impressive statistics, records, or professional milestones. You will rarely hear it used to describe a person's character or a simple everyday task.
Examples
Their performance this year is truly remarkable.
Do you think he relied on luck to achieve such impressive results?
Related words
Common phrases
remarkable achievement
impressive business performance
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 驕傲, which refers to the emotion of pride or the trait of being arrogant. Using 驕人 to describe a person's personality would sound incorrect and confusing to native speakers.
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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.
