zeon6 cing4盡情尽情
Jyutpingzeon6 cing4
Yalejeuhn chìhng
Definition
To one's heart's content; without reservation; as much as one likes.
colloquialdaily actionsemotion
How it's used
Focuses on the removal of social or physical constraints, allowing someone to indulge in an activity without holding back. It often appears in contexts involving celebration, leisure, or consumption where the speaker encourages others to abandon their usual reserve. Unlike more formal adverbs, it carries a sense of liberation and enthusiasm.
Examples
It is a holiday today, let us go and have as much fun as we want.
Since you have finally arrived, you must shop to your heart's content.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse this with the adjective 盡, which means 'exhausted' or 'finished'. While 盡情 implies doing something to the fullest extent, 盡 by itself often describes a state of depletion or the end of a supply.
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