tau4 kai3投契
Jyutpingtau4 kai3
Yaletàuh kai
Definition
To get along well with someone; congenial or sharing a close connection in conversation.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
Describes a specific kind of intellectual or emotional resonance where two people feel an immediate sense of understanding. While it implies getting along, it focuses more on the quality of conversation and shared perspectives rather than just being friendly. It is often used to explain why two people have become close friends very quickly.
Examples
He and I hit it off the moment we met.
Do you feel like you get along well with him?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 啱傾, which is more casual and simply means you enjoy talking to someone. 投契 carries a slightly deeper sense of being on the same wavelength or having a natural rapport.
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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.
