ping4 fuk6平復平复
Jyutpingping4 fuk6
Yalepìhng fuhk
Definition
To calm down or subside; to return to a normal or tranquil state.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the internal state of emotions returning to a baseline after a period of agitation or distress. It is often used in the context of recovering from grief, anger, or intense excitement. When someone is physically shaking or hyperventilating, this word describes the process of their system settling back into a normal rhythm.
Examples
Take a deep breath and slowly calm yourself down.
Has their mood calmed down after crying?
Related words
Common phrases
emotions have calmed down
mood has calmed down
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe calming someone else down directly, as it is an intransitive verb describing the subject's own internal state. To express calming someone else down, use phrases like 氹佢或者令佢冷靜.
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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.
