loi4 hung4來鴻来鸿

Jyutpingloi4 hung4

Yalelòih hùhng

名詞

Definition

An incoming letter or received mail.

writtencommunication

How it's used

This term is a literary and elegant way to refer to a letter, often implying it has traveled a significant distance. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech and is more common in formal writing, poetry, or when someone wants to sound slightly poetic or nostalgic. Using it in a standard text message or email might sound overly dramatic or archaic.

Measure word

fung1封fūng

Examples

gam1今jat6日sau1收dou2到nei5你fung1封loi4來hung4鴻，zan1真hai6係hou2好hoi1開sam1心。

I received your letter today, I am really happy.

nei5你gei2幾si4時sin1先hang2肯se2寫fung1封loi4來hung4鴻bei2畀ngo5我aa4呀？

When will you finally be willing to write a letter to me?

Common phrases

jyun5遠fong1方loi4來hung4鴻

a letter from afar

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a common noun used in daily conversation, but it is actually a literary term. Using it to describe a mundane bill or a junk mail flyer will sound very strange to native speakers.