mei5 mun5美滿美满
Jyutpingmei5 mun5
Yaleméih múhn
Definition
Happy, perfect, satisfactory, or fulfilling.
neutralemotionfamily
How it's used
Focuses on the sense of completeness and harmony within a relationship or life situation. It carries a slightly formal or literary weight, making it less common in casual, everyday banter compared to simpler words like 開心 or 幸福. It is almost exclusively reserved for describing long-term states like marriage or family life rather than fleeting moments of joy.
Examples
Their family lives a very happy and fulfilling life.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simple, temporary pleasures like a good meal or a fun afternoon, as it implies a deeper, more stable sense of satisfaction that usually takes time to build.
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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.
