tai2 dak1 faa3睇得化
Jyutpingtai2 dak1 faa3
Yaletái dāk fa
Definition
To get over something; to accept and be at peace with difficulties, facts, or an unpleasant reality.
colloquialemotiondaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the internal process of letting go of attachment or resentment toward a negative situation. It suggests a shift in perspective where one stops struggling against reality. Often used to comfort someone who is dwelling on a past failure or a loss.
Examples
It's just a breakup, you'll be fine once you accept it.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 睇開, which implies a more general, ongoing habit of being open-minded or optimistic. 睇得化 is specifically about reaching a state of acceptance regarding a particular, usually painful, event.
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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.
