sau6 fun1 jing4受歡迎受欢迎
Jyutpingsau6 fun1 jing4
Yalesauh fūn yìhng
Definition
Popular; well-liked and supported by many people.
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How it's used
Focuses on the external reception or social approval of a person, object, or place. While it functions as an adjective, it is frequently used with the degree adverb 好 to emphasize the extent of that popularity. It is the standard term for describing someone who is well liked by their peers or a product that is currently trending.
Examples
This restaurant is very popular, you always have to queue.
They are so popular at school, many people must be asking them out.
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe a person's personality traits like being friendly or kind. It strictly refers to the state of being liked by others, not the inherent quality of being a nice 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.
