jyu5 zung6 sam1 coeng4語重心長语重心长
Jyutpingjyu5 zung6 sam1 coeng4
Yaleyúh juhng sām chèuhng
Definition
Sincere and earnest in one's words and intentions.
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How it's used
Used primarily to describe advice or warnings given by someone in a position of authority or care, such as parents, teachers, or mentors. It carries a heavy, serious, and deeply caring tone that implies the speaker has put significant thought into their words. It is rarely used to describe casual conversation between peers.
Examples
He sincerely and earnestly advised me not to give up.
The teacher's sincere and earnest words really touched me.
Related words
Common phrases
to speak in a sincere and earnest manner
a set of sincere and earnest words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a verb, but it functions as an adjective. It is almost always followed by 咁 when modifying a verb, as in 語重心長咁講.
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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.
