zung1 hau5忠厚
Jyutpingzung1 hau5
Yalejūng háuh
Definition
Honest, kindhearted, and tolerant.
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How it's used
Describes someone who is not just honest, but also possesses a gentle, generous, and uncalculating nature. It implies a sense of reliability and lack of guile that makes others feel safe around them. While it is a positive trait, it can sometimes carry a subtle connotation of being slightly naive or too easily taken advantage of by more cunning individuals.
Examples
He is a very honest and kind-hearted person, always helping others.
Do you think he is an honest and kind-hearted person?
Related words
Common phrases
to be an honest and kind-hearted person
honest and sincere
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who is simply 'honest' in the sense of 'truthful' or 'not lying', as that is better expressed by 誠實. 忠厚 focuses more on the person's warm, tolerant, and steady character rather than just their verbal accuracy.
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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.
