wo4 ping4 gung6 cyu2和平共處和平共处
Jyutpingwo4 ping4 gung6 cyu2
Yalewòh pìhng guhng chyú
Definition
To coexist in harmony, settling disputes peacefully to avoid ruining relationships.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe maintaining a stable, non-hostile relationship between groups or individuals. While it sounds slightly academic, it is frequently employed in casual speech to sarcastically comment on two people who clearly dislike each other but are forced to share a space.
Examples
Can you two get along peacefully?
They decided to live in harmony and stop arguing.
Related words
Common phrases
principles of peaceful coexistence
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe simple friendliness or casual social interaction, as it specifically implies the resolution or suppression of potential conflict.
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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.
