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Definition
Wealth, fortune, prosperity, or high official salary.
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How it's used
Primarily appears in formal or traditional contexts, especially when discussing blessings or life goals. It is rarely used as a standalone word in modern speech, functioning instead as a morpheme within set phrases. It carries a slightly archaic or literary weight compared to everyday words for money like 錢 or 財富.
Examples
Wishing you both happiness and prosperity, and good health.
He is always seeking fame, status, and wealth.
Related words
Common phrases
Happiness, prosperity, and longevity
Fame, status, and wealth
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common noun used in daily shopping or finance, but it is strictly reserved for abstract concepts of fortune or official salary in a historical sense. Do not use it to describe your personal bank balance or the price of an item.
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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.
