hap6 fo2合夥
Jyutpinghap6 fo2
Yalehahp fó
Definition
To form a partnership, typically for business, investment, or financial ventures.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on commercial or financial collaboration rather than casual teamwork. While it implies a formal agreement, it is frequently used in casual speech to describe friends starting a small project or shop together. It carries a slightly more serious tone than simply working together, as it implies shared risk and capital.
Examples
The two of them want to go into business together.
Are you two planning to partner up to open a restaurant?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this for general teamwork like playing sports or studying together, as those situations call for 合作 instead. Using 合夥 for non-financial tasks sounds like you are setting up a formal business entity.
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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.
