jung2 wu6擁護拥护
Jyutpingjung2 wu6
Yaleyúng wuh
Definition
To support or express loyalty to a political leader, party, or policy.
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How it's used
Carries a formal and political weight that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It implies a sense of loyalty or alignment with an authority figure or a specific political agenda. Using it to describe supporting a friend or a simple preference sounds unnatural and overly serious.
Examples
He strongly supports this new policy.
Do you support this decision?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for general support like 支持. While 支持 is versatile and used for anything from sports teams to personal choices, 擁護 is strictly reserved for political or ideological contexts.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
