siu3 naap6笑納笑纳
Jyutpingsiu3 naap6
Yalesiu naahp
Definition
To kindly or graciously accept a gift.
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How it's used
This is a formal, polite expression used when offering a gift or a favor to someone else. It functions as a humble way to ask the recipient to accept your offering without feeling burdened. You will rarely hear this in casual conversation between close friends, as it carries a distinct air of traditional etiquette.
Examples
Please kindly accept this small gift.
It is just a small token, please do not mind it and accept it.
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Common phrases
please kindly accept
a small token of my regards, please kindly accept
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this to refer to their own actions, but it is strictly used as a polite request for the other person to accept something. It is never used to describe your own acceptance of a gift.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
