ping4 kyun4平權平权
Jyutpingping4 kyun4
Yalepìhng kyùhn
Definition
Equal rights.
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How it's used
Often used in political or social contexts to discuss systemic changes rather than individual fairness. It frequently appears in news reports or formal discussions regarding legislation and advocacy groups. While it refers to equality, it specifically highlights the active process of securing rights that have been historically denied to certain groups.
Examples
They have been fighting for gender equality all along.
What do you think about the current equal rights movements in society?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 平等, which is a general adjective meaning equal. 平權 is specifically a noun referring to the rights themselves or the movement to obtain them.
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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.
