seon3 jung6信用

Jyutpingseon3 jung6

Yaleseun yuhng

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Trustworthiness, credibility, or credit.

trustworthiness; credibility; keeping one's word
credit; the arrangement to borrow money or buy goods and pay later

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the moral quality of keeping one's word or promises, often interchangeable with the more colloquial term 口齒. While it can also refer to financial credit like in English, its primary use in daily life is to evaluate a person's character and reliability. It carries a strong sense of integrity and is frequently used in the negative to criticize someone who breaks promises.

Examples

keoi5佢ni1呢go3個jan4人hou2好jau5有seon3信jung6用，jing1應sing4承zo2咗zau6就jat1一ding6定wui5會zou6做。

He is a very trustworthy person; once he promises something, he will definitely do it.

nei5你seng4成jat6日dou1都m4唔sau2守seon3信jung6用，bin1邊go3個zung6仲wui2會seon3信nei5你aa1呀？

You never keep your word, who would still trust you?

Common phrases

sau2守seon3信jung6用

to keep one's word

m4唔sau2守seon3信jung6用

to break one's promise

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the English concept of credit score or bank credit, as native speakers will almost always use it to describe personal character first. If you want to talk about financial credit specifically, it is often clearer to use terms like 借貸 or 信用額.