goeng1慶庆
Jyutpinggoeng1
Yalegēung
Definition
A happy event or milestone that is worthy of celebration.
neutralfestivalother
How it's used
Functions primarily as a morpheme in compound words rather than a standalone verb or noun in modern speech. While it carries the meaning of celebration, it is almost always paired with other characters like 祝 or 典 to form specific terms. It is essential to distinguish this from the homophone 慶 meaning hot or heated, which is a common colloquial adjective.
Examples
The school anniversary is next week, are you going back?
They are holding celebration activities, it is very lively.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the adjective 慶, which describes something being hot or heated, such as 慶烚烚. Using this character in isolation to mean celebrate will sound unnatural or confusing to native speakers.
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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.
