gun1 fei1官非
Jyutpinggun1 fei1
Yalegūn fēi
Definition
Litigation, a lawsuit, or legal dispute, usually with negative connotations.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to legal trouble or disputes that one has become entangled in, often implying a sense of bad luck or social stigma. It is frequently used with the verb 惹 to describe someone who has inadvertently or carelessly attracted legal issues. Unlike formal legal terminology, it carries a slightly informal, cautionary tone when discussing someone's personal affairs.
Examples
He recently got into legal trouble and is very worried.
Do you know why he is involved in a lawsuit?
Related words
Common phrases
to get into legal trouble
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe professional legal proceedings in a neutral or positive context, as it almost always implies a negative, troublesome situation that one would prefer to avoid.
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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.
