ping1怦
Jyutpingping1
Yalepīng
Definition
To patter; to throb with excitement, nervousness, or fear.
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How it's used
Describes someone who acts on sudden urges without considering the consequences. It carries a slightly negative connotation of being reckless or lacking self control. While it functions as an adjective, it is often used in casual conversation to critique someone's hasty decision making process.
Examples
Don't be so impulsive when you work, think it through first.
He has an impulsive personality and is always getting into trouble.
Related words
Common phrases
to have an impulsive personality
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the sound of a heartbeat, which is often represented by the same character in literary contexts or onomatopoeia. In everyday speech, it is strictly used to describe personality or behavior.
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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.
