gong2 sou3講數讲数
Jyutpinggong2 sou3
Yalegóng sou
Definition
To negotiate to settle an issue or dispute between two parties; to haggle.
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How it's used
Often carries a slightly confrontational or serious undertone, as it implies resolving a conflict or reaching a compromise after a disagreement. While it can refer to professional business negotiations, it is frequently used to describe settling personal disputes or even disputes between rival groups.
Examples
The two of them are negotiating to resolve the dispute.
Related words
Common phrases
to negotiate with someone
to successfully reach a settlement
Common mistake
Do not use this to mean a simple discussion or conversation, as that would be 傾偈. It specifically implies a process of bargaining or resolving a conflict where both sides have competing interests.
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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.
