ling5 cing4領情领情
Jyutpingling5 cing4
Yalelíhng chìhng
Definition
To accept and appreciate someone's kindness.
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How it's used
Focuses on the recipient's failure to acknowledge or value a gesture of goodwill. It is almost exclusively used in the negative form, 唔領情, to express frustration or disappointment when someone is ungrateful. It implies that the speaker feels their effort was wasted or ignored.
Examples
I helped you so much, why don't you appreciate it at all?
He kindly helped you, if you don't appreciate it, just leave it, don't scold him.
Related words
Common phrases
not appreciative at all
Common mistake
Do not use this to mean simply accepting a gift or favor. It specifically refers to the internal feeling of gratitude and the outward acknowledgement of the kindness behind the act.
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Grammar guides
- NegationHow to say no, not, didn't, and don't in Cantonese. The four main negation words and when to use each one.
- Numbers and moneyCounting, talking about money, and asking how much things cost. Includes the two words for two and the everyday words for dollars and cents.
- Aspect markersCantonese has no tenses, but it does have aspect markers. Learn how zo2, gwo3, gan2, and hai2 dou6 show completion, experience, and ongoing action.
