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Jyutpingkut3
Yalekut
Definition
Open-minded or generous.
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How it's used
Used primarily to describe someone who is easygoing and not petty. It carries a sense of emotional maturity where a person can let go of grievances or avoid being overly rigid in their expectations of others.
Examples
He is very open-minded and won't fuss over things with others.
Be more open-minded, don't keep overthinking things.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can mean to sacrifice or risk something. In Cantonese, it is almost exclusively used to describe a personality trait of being broad-minded or generous in spirit.
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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.
