慷 (hong2) — fervent; vehement; impassioned in Cantonese
hongˊ²慷Mandarin Pinyin: kang1
Meaning of 慷
nounfervent; vehement; impassioned
noungenerous; magnanimous; liberal
Example Sentences with 慷
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gongˉ¹慷koi3.慨。
He/She is very generous.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gongˉ¹慷koi˗₃慨wo3.喎。
He/She is very generous, you know.
keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對pangˎ₄朋jauˏ₅友houˊ²好gongˉ¹慷koi3.慨。
He/She is generous to friends.
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係houˊ²好gongˉ¹慷koi3.慨。
He/She is not very generous.
keoiˏ₅佢fanˍ₆份janˎ₄人houˊ²好gongˉ¹慷koi3.慨。
His/Her personality is very generous.
Words Containing 慷
慷慨hong2 koi3
vehement; fervent; generous; liberal
慷他人之慨hong2 taa1 jan4 zi1 koi3
generous by giving away other people's things
慷慨解囊hong2 koi3 gaai2 nong4
generously empty open one's wallet to help sb. | also 傾囊相助
慷慨就義hong2 koi3 zau6 ji6
to sacrifice one's life nobly
口慷慷hau2 hong2 hong2
to describe when someone makes promises casually without considering about whether they are really going to keep them [colloquial]
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