jap6 ji5入耳
Jyutpingjap6 ji5
Yaleyahp yíh
Definition
Pleasing to the ear, or agreeable to hear.
- pleasing to the ear; beautiful to listen to
- agreeable; acceptable to hear
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How it's used
Focuses on whether advice or criticism is genuinely accepted by the listener rather than just heard. It is almost always used in the negative form, 唔入耳, to describe someone being stubborn or dismissive of guidance. It implies a sense of frustration from the speaker because the listener is refusing to process or act upon the information provided.
Examples
What he said, I just cannot take it in at all.
Did he actually listen to and accept the reasoning you gave?
Common phrases
completely unable to accept the advice
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply hearing something physically, which would be 聽到. 入耳 specifically refers to the mental acceptance or internalizing of advice or instructions.
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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.
