Cantonese Word of the Day
開心
HOI-sam • adjective — 18th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: happy; cheerful; pleased
Examples
- 我好開心。
(I'm very happy.) - 你今日笑得好開心。
(You look very happy today.) - 見到朋友，我真係好開心。
(I was really happy to see my friends.)
Synonyms
- 高興
- 愉快
開心 is a common, everyday adjective used to describe feeling happy or pleased. In speech it's often strengthened with 好 (e.g., 我好開心). It can describe temporary moods or the general atmosphere of an event (e.g., 好開心嘅派對). It is interchangeable with 高興 in many contexts, though 高興 can sound slightly more formal.
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