oi3 sam1愛心爱心
Jyutpingoi3 sam1
Yaleoi sām
Definition
Compassion, love, or kindness towards people or animals.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
Focuses on the active demonstration of care and empathy rather than just the abstract feeling of love. It is frequently applied to people who show kindness to vulnerable groups like children, the elderly, or animals. Using this term often implies a sense of moral goodness or a gentle nature.
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Common phrases
full of love and compassion
overflowing with kindness
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe romantic love between partners, as that is expressed with 愛 or 鍾意. It is strictly reserved for altruistic, compassionate, or humanitarian concern.
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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.
