seon3 tok3信託信托
Jyutpingseon3 tok3
Yaleseun tok
Definition
Trust; a financial arrangement where assets are transferred to a trustee to be managed for a beneficiary.
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How it's used
Primarily used in legal and financial contexts, this term carries a formal weight that is rarely encountered in casual daily conversation. It refers specifically to the fiduciary arrangement rather than the act of trusting someone, which is expressed as 信任.
Examples
They found a lawyer to set up a trust.
Is this trust for the sake of protecting the children?
Related words
Common phrases
unit trust fund
to establish a trust
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 信任, which is the verb or noun for personal trust or confidence in someone. Using 信託 to describe your faith in a friend would be incorrect and sound like you are treating them as a financial asset.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
