Hello, We learned leng3 靚 in class, but I've noticed there are many words for "beautiful" in Chinese/Cantonese. How would one say "beautiful" in the context of something lovely or poetic, but not necessarily good-looking, such as a beautiful heart (sam1 心)? Thank you!
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美麗 (mei5 lai6) would be the standard Chinese for «beautiful». It's understandable to translate literally ''he has a beautiful heart'' as 美麗的心 (mei5 lai6 dik1 sam1) in written Chinese but I would say it's a direct translation. The use of 美麗 (mei5 lai6) in Chinese isn't as versatile as in English. To describe a «beautiful heart», we would more likely say «kind heart» 善良的心 (sin6 loeng4 dik1 sam1 ). The adjectives change depending on the noun you describe.
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