syun3 nei5 gau3 wan6算你夠運算你够运
Jyutpingsyun3 nei5 gau3 wan6
Yalesyun néih gau wahn
Definition
Consider yourself lucky.
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How it's used
Carries a slightly aggressive or dismissive tone, often used when someone narrowly avoids a negative consequence or punishment. It implies that the speaker is letting the person off the hook, but warns them that their luck might not hold out in the future. It is rarely used in a genuine, positive sense to congratulate someone on good fortune.
Examples
Consider yourself lucky this time, don't let me see you again next time.
You're still okay after that? You really are lucky.
Related words
Common phrases
consider yourself lucky
Common mistake
Avoid using this to congratulate a friend on a genuine stroke of luck, as it sounds like a threat or a begrudging admission of their survival rather than a compliment.
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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.
