sin6 mou6羨慕羡慕
Jyutpingsin6 mou6
Yalesihn mouh
Definition
To admire and envy; to covet.
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How it's used
Expresses a mix of admiration and longing for someone else's circumstances or possessions. Unlike the more negative connotation of jealousy, this term focuses on the positive qualities or achievements of the other person that one wishes to emulate or possess.
Examples
I really envy how relaxed your job is.
Are you envious that he has money to buy a new car?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe feelings of resentment or possessiveness, as those are better expressed by 妒忌. Using 羨慕 implies you genuinely think the person is lucky or talented, whereas 妒忌 implies you want to take away what they have.
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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.
