粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
可憐；慘 (pitiful; tragic)
形容詞Examples
佢俾人打到噉，真係陰功！
keoi5 bei2 jan4 daa2 dou3 gam2, zan1 hai6 jam1 gung1!
It's a tragic sight to see him being beaten up to this state!
陰功
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Jyutping:
jam1 gung1
可憐；慘 (pitiful; tragic)
形容詞Examples
佢俾人打到噉，真係陰功！
keoi5 bei2 jan4 daa2 dou3 gam2, zan1 hai6 jam1 gung1!
It's a tragic sight to see him being beaten up to this state!
維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
jam1 gung1Original phonetic: /jɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
01
good deed done in secret; hidden merit
02
cruel; evil
03
pitiful; woeful
粵語辭源: 414_3CantonWord
Jyutping:
jam1 gung1Original phonetic: yem1 gung1
01
原意是迷信的人認爲，人在世間做了好事在陰間可以記功，叫“有陰功”；做了壞事叫“冇陰功”。現在“冇陰功”省略作“陰功”，是“殘忍”、“造孽”等意思。
02
轉用作“可憐”。（饒秉才等：2020：481）
References:
- 唐·韓愈《進順宗皇帝實錄表狀》：二十餘年未嘗懈倦，～隱德，利及四海。（《昌黎先生文集》卷三十八葉二，宋蜀本）
- ～，使人喫虧也。（徐珂：1984：2228）
欽州粵拼: 5368Jam ZauWord
Jyutping:
jam1 gung1
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