hou2 faan2好返

Jyutpinghou2 faan2

Yalehóu fáan

Common

Definition

To recover from illness, or to reconcile and mend a friendship.

to recover from an illness; to get better
to reconcile; to make up and become friends again

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How it's used

Focuses on the return to a previous, positive state rather than just general improvement. It is frequently used for physical recovery from illness, but it is equally common when describing the restoration of a damaged relationship between friends or family members.

Examples

nei5你sik6食zo2咗joek6藥zi1之hau6後jau5有mou5冇hou2好faan1返di1啲aa4呀？

Are you feeling any better after taking the medicine?

keoi5佢dei6哋naau6鬧jyun4完gaau1交zung1終jyu1於hou2好faan1返laa3喇。

They finally made up after their argument.

Common phrases

beng6病hou2好faan1返

recovered from an illness

gwaan1關hai6係hou2好faan1返

relationship mended

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 變好, which implies a general change for the better. Use 好返 specifically when someone or something was previously in a good state, declined, and has now returned to that original healthy or friendly condition.