tai2 loeng6體諒体谅
Jyutpingtai2 loeng6
Yaletái leuhng
Definition
To show understanding and sympathy for someone's situation, making allowances without easily blaming them.
neutralpeopleemotion
How it's used
Focuses on the emotional effort of putting oneself in another person's shoes to excuse their behavior or shortcomings. It carries a slightly formal or polite tone, often used when asking for patience or forgiveness regarding a mistake or a failure to meet expectations. It implies a sense of maturity and social grace, distinguishing it from simply agreeing with someone.
Examples
I hope you can understand my difficulties.
Related words
Common phrases
understand the difficulties
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean simply understanding a concept or fact, as it specifically relates to human situations and emotional empathy. It is not used for understanding a lesson or a piece of information.
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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.
