zo6 jan4 wai4 faai3 lok6 zi1 bun2助人為快樂之本助人为快乐之本
Jyutpingzo6 jan4 wai4 faai3 lok6 zi1 bun2
Yalejoh yàhn wàih faai lohk jī bún
Definition
Helping others is the source of happiness.
colloquialpeopleemotion
How it's used
This phrase is a classic moral aphorism often taught in schools to encourage altruism. While it sounds formal due to its classical structure, it is frequently used in daily life to remind people that kindness brings personal satisfaction. It functions as a set proverb rather than a flexible sentence structure.
Examples
Helping others is the source of happiness, it is only right to help people out.
Do you know that helping others is the source of happiness?
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Common phrases
Helping others is the source of happiness
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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.
