zim1 joeng5瞻仰
Jyutpingzim1 joeng5
Yalejīm yéuhng
Definition
To look up at someone, or to look at someone with deep admiration, respect, or reverence.
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How it's used
Reserved almost exclusively for formal or solemn contexts, particularly when viewing the remains of a deceased person of high status. It carries a heavy, respectful tone that makes it sound unnatural in casual conversation about admiring a living person or a celebrity. Use 崇拜 or 敬仰 instead if you want to express admiration for someone who is still alive.
Examples
Many people went to pay their last respects to him.
Do you want to go and pay your respects to that great person?
Related words
Common phrases
to pay last respects to the deceased
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe looking at someone you admire in daily life, as it sounds like you are attending a funeral or a state memorial service.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
