sing6 zaan3盛讚盛赞
Jyutpingsing6 zaan3
Yalesihng jaan
Definition
To praise highly; to commend or give glowing reviews.
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How it's used
This term carries a formal and literary tone, often appearing in news reports, reviews, or official statements. It implies a level of prestige or authority behind the praise, rather than just a casual compliment between friends. It is rarely used in casual, everyday spoken Cantonese, where people would prefer to use 讚好 or 讚賞.
Examples
His performance received high praise from the audience.
Why do you praise this restaurant so highly?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this in casual conversation with friends, which sounds overly stiff or like reading from a newspaper. Stick to simpler verbs like 讚 or 誇獎 for daily life.
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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.
