hat1 jan4 zang1乞人憎
Jyutpinghat1 jan4 zang1
Yalehāt yàhn jāng
Definition
Annoying, disgusting, or loathsome; provoking dislike from others.
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How it's used
Describes behavior that is socially irritating or morally offensive rather than just a personal dislike. It often implies that the person is acting in a way that makes them lose the respect of those around them. It is frequently used to describe someone who is being petty, rude, or intentionally disruptive.
Examples
He always cuts in line, it is so annoying.
Why are you being so obnoxious?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 討厭, which can be used as a verb to mean to dislike something. 乞人憎 is strictly an adjective describing the person or the behavior itself, and it carries a much stronger sense of social disapproval.
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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.
