hoeng1 tim4香甜
Jyutpinghoeng1 tim4
Yalehēung tìhm
Definition
Sweet and fragrant, typically describing delicious food or a sound, peaceful sleep.
- sweet and fragrant; delicious smelling and tasting
- sweet and sound, describing a peaceful sleep
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How it's used
While primarily used for food, this term is frequently applied to sleep to describe a deep, undisturbed rest. It carries a sense of pleasantness and satisfaction that goes beyond simple sweetness. When describing food, it implies a natural, high quality rather than just added sugar.
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Do not use this to describe a person's personality or a sweet voice, as it is strictly reserved for physical sensations like taste, smell, or the quality of sleep.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
