lei5 wui6理會理会
Jyutpinglei5 wui6
Yaleléih wuih
Definition
To pay attention to, acknowledge, or care about.
colloquialdaily actionscommunication
How it's used
Often used in the negative form to express indifference or dismissal of someone or something. It carries a slightly stronger sense of active disregard compared to just ignoring someone. It is common to hear it used when someone is being pestered or bothered by unwanted opinions.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the Mandarin usage which can sometimes imply understanding or agreement. In Cantonese, it is almost exclusively used in the sense of paying attention to or acknowledging someone's presence or words.
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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.
