m4 gung1 ping4唔公平
Jyutpingm4 gung1 ping4
Yalem̀h gūng pìhng
Definition
Unfair; unjust.
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How it's used
Expresses a sense of injustice or bias in a situation. It is frequently used in interpersonal conflicts or when complaining about rules and treatment. Unlike formal written Chinese, it carries a strong emotional weight when spoken aloud.
Examples
I feel that doing it this way is really unfair.
Why do you have to be so unfair to him?
Related words
Common phrases
unfair to someone
feel that it is unfair
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 唔公道 instead, but 唔公道 usually refers to a specific action or price being unreasonable rather than a general sense of unfairness in treatment.
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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.
