wui4 hoeng2迴響回响
Jyutpingwui4 hoeng2
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Definition
Echo; a reaction or response generated in reply to an action or speech.
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How it's used
Focuses on the public or collective response to an event, policy, or creative work rather than a simple personal reply. It carries a slightly formal tone compared to everyday words like 反應, making it common in news reports or professional discussions. It is almost exclusively used to describe the impact or ripple effect something has on a group of people.
Examples
This event has caused a huge reaction.
What kind of reaction do you think this proposal will get?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse it with 反應, which is a more general term for any kind of response or reaction. Use 迴響 when referring to a significant, widespread, or lingering impact, whereas 反應 is suitable for immediate or individual responses.
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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.
