hoeng2 jau5享有
Jyutpinghoeng2 jau5
Yalehéung yáuh
Definition
To enjoy or possess, especially rights, privileges, or abstract benefits.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal or legal contexts, this word is rarely used in casual conversation to describe personal pleasure. It typically pairs with abstract nouns like rights, status, or reputation rather than physical objects or food. Using it to describe enjoying a meal or a hobby sounds unnatural and overly stiff.
Examples
They enjoy many different benefits.
Do you know what rights the residents here enjoy?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this word for enjoying physical experiences like food or entertainment, but it is strictly for formal entitlements or abstract advantages. For personal enjoyment of activities or items, use 享受 instead.
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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.
