suk6 sing3熟性
Jyutpingsuk6 sing3
Yalesuhk sing
Definition
To be easily swayed or bribed; to become cooperative and friendly after receiving gifts or money.
colloquialpeoplemoney
How it's used
Describes someone who becomes compliant or helpful specifically because they have received material benefits or bribes. It carries a slightly cynical or critical tone, implying that the person's loyalty or cooperation is transactional rather than genuine. It is often used to warn others about someone who is easily manipulated through money or gifts.
Examples
He is easily swayed by favors; he will help with anything if you treat him to a meal.
Don't be so easily bought; people definitely have an agenda when they give you gifts.
Related words
Common phrases
very easily swayed by gifts
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 熟絡, which simply means to be familiar or well-acquainted with someone. 熟性 specifically implies a transactional relationship where favors are exchanged for personal gain.
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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.
