hoi1 dou6開導开导
Jyutpinghoi1 dou6
Yalehōi douh
Definition
To guide, enlighten, or counsel someone to help them understand and move past their worries.
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How it's used
Focuses on the emotional or psychological process of helping someone move past a mental block. It is typically used in serious or supportive contexts where a person is stuck in a negative cycle of thinking. Unlike simple advice, it implies a deeper level of guidance that aims to change the person's perspective.
Examples
He is always overthinking things, you should try to talk him through it.
Thanks for helping me see things clearly, I have figured it out now.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simple advice or instruction. It specifically relates to emotional or mental clarity, so it sounds unnatural if used for teaching someone a technical skill or giving basic directions.
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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.
