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Jyutpingng6 gaai2
Yalengh gáai
Definition
Misunderstanding, misconception, or misconstruction.
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How it's used
Use this term when you need to address a breakdown in communication or a false assumption about someone's intentions. It is common to pair it with verbs like 消除 to resolve the conflict or 產生 to describe how the situation started. Unlike formal written Chinese, in speech, it is often used to directly ask someone if they have misjudged your actions.
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There is some misunderstanding between him and me.
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Common phrases
clear up a misunderstanding
arise a misunderstanding
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 唔明, which simply means not understanding or not knowing something. 誤解 implies that you have formed an incorrect opinion or conclusion, rather than just lacking information.
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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.
