Cantonese Word of the Day
鐘意
/ZUNG-yi/ • verb — 20th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to like; to be fond of
Examples
- 我鐘意飲咖啡。
(I like drinking coffee.) - 你鐘意做乜嘢？
(What do you like to do?) - 佢唔鐘意睇電影。
(He/She doesn't like watching movies.)
Synonyms
- 喜歡
- 鍾情
鐘意 is the everyday Cantonese verb for 'to like'. It's very common in spoken Cantonese and can be used before nouns or verbs (e.g., 鐘意食, 鐘意你). To express dislike, add 唔 before it (唔鐘意). It's informal and more colloquial than some formal alternatives.
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