粵

感gam2化faa3

gam2 faa3gǎn huà

English

  1. corrective influence
  2. to reform (a criminal)
  3. redemption (of a sinner)
  4. to influence (a malefactor to a better life)
  5. to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example
  6. to influence a person by personal examples of moral uprightness

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用言語或者行為嚟教化,將一個壞人變成好人

Examples

  • 感化令

    probation order

  • 社工主動接觸犯罪青少年,希望能夠感化佢哋走入正途。

    Social workers actively approach troubled youth and hope to guide them onto the right path.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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