hou2 fan3好瞓
Jyutpinghou2 fan3
Yalehóu fan
Definition
Comfortable, sound, deep, and undisturbed sleep.
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How it's used
Focuses on the quality of the sleep experience rather than the duration. It is frequently used to describe how conducive a bed, a room, or a specific environment is to achieving a deep, undisturbed rest. You will often hear it used in the structure 瞓得好瞓 to emphasize the depth of the slumber.
Examples
The bed is so soft, it's really comfortable to sleep on.
Related words
Common phrases
to have a very sound sleep
the bed is comfortable for sleeping
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 瞓得好, which simply means sleeping well. 好瞓 specifically describes the state of being comfortable or the quality of the sleeping environment, functioning more like an adjective describing the sleep itself.
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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.
