sam1 hung1 haap6 zaak3心胸狹窄心胸狭窄
Jyutpingsam1 hung1 haap6 zaak3
Yalesām hūng haahp jaak
Definition
Narrow-minded, small-minded, or petty.
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How it's used
This idiom is used to criticize someone for being overly sensitive or unable to tolerate different opinions. It carries a strong negative connotation and is often used to describe someone who holds grudges or gets upset over trivial matters. It is a common way to express frustration with someone's lack of generosity of spirit.
Examples
Don't be so narrow-minded in how you treat people.
He is so petty, who would want to be friends with him?
Related words
Common phrases
a narrow-minded person
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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.
