gyun1捐
Jyutpinggyun1
Yalegyūn
Definition
To donate; to give something to strangers in order to help them.
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How it's used
Focuses on the act of giving resources for a charitable cause rather than casual gifting between friends. It is commonly paired with specific nouns like 錢 or 血 to indicate the nature of the contribution. While formal in origin, it is used naturally in everyday speech when discussing social responsibility or community support.
Examples
He donates money to charity every month.
Have you considered donating blood to help people yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to donate blood
to donate or contribute
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 捐, which is a homophone meaning to crawl or squeeze through a narrow space. Context usually makes the distinction clear, as the latter is almost always followed by a location or a small opening.
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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.
