oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2愛民如子爱民如子
Jyutpingoi3 man4 jyu4 zi2
Yaleoi màhn yùh jí
Definition
To love the common people as if they were one's own children; used to praise a virtuous ruler.
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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.
