maan5 bui3晚輩晚辈

Jyutpingmaan5 bui3

Yalemáahn bui

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Junior; a person of a younger generation or lower standing in a family or social hierarchy.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to someone of a lower generational standing within a family or a professional hierarchy. It carries a sense of humility and respect, often used when addressing or discussing someone older or more senior to acknowledge the social distance between you. It is rarely used in casual peer-to-peer conversation unless you are explicitly emphasizing your own lower status.

Measure word

wai6位waih

Examples

keoi5佢zok3作wai4為maan5晚bui3輩，deoi3對zoeng2長bui3輩jat1一ding6定jiu3要jau5有lai5禮maau6貌。

As a junior, he must be polite to his elders.

nei4呢wai6位maan5晚bui3輩hou2好kan4勤lik6力，hou2好zik6值dak1得zoi1栽pui4培。

This junior is very hardworking and worth mentoring.

Common phrases

zyun1尊ging3敬maan5晚bui3輩

to respect one's juniors

maan5晚bui3輩hau6後saang1生

the younger generation

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe friends or colleagues of similar age, as it sounds overly formal or even condescending. It is strictly reserved for situations where there is a clear generational or seniority gap.