sam1 cing4心情
Jyutpingsam1 cing4
Yalesām chìhng
Definition
Mood; feelings; short-term mental or emotional state.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Focuses on the internal emotional state at a specific moment rather than a permanent personality trait. It is frequently paired with the verb 冇 to express a lack of desire or motivation to perform an action. Unlike the more formal 心境 which refers to a deeper, more stable state of mind, this word is used for fleeting feelings.
Examples
You don't seem to be in a very good mood today.
I'm not in the mood at all to think about these things right now.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe a person's general temperament or personality. If you want to talk about someone being naturally cheerful or grumpy, use 性格 instead.
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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.
