jeoi4佯

Jyutpingjeoi4

Yaleyèuih

Rare

Definition

To pretend or fake; to deceive others with words or behavior.

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How it's used

This character is almost exclusively used in formal, literary, or written contexts rather than everyday spoken Cantonese. It functions as a bound morpheme, meaning it rarely stands alone and usually appears in two-character compound words. When speaking, native speakers overwhelmingly prefer using 扮 or 假裝 instead.

Examples

keoi5佢m4唔zi1知，kei4其sat6實jat1一zou2早tai2睇cyun1穿saai3晒。

He feigned ignorance, but he had actually seen through it all along.

nei5你sai2使mat1乜joeng4佯zok3作zan3鎮ding6定aa4呀，geng1驚zau6就gong2講ceot1出lai4嚟laa1啦。

Why do you need to pretend to be calm? Just say it if you are scared.

Common phrases

to feign; to pretend

joeng4佯gung1攻

to feint an attack

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this in casual conversation because they encounter it in written news or formal literature. Using it in a normal chat with friends will sound unnatural or overly dramatic, as if you are reciting a period drama script.