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<p>承你貴言
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/56723/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/56723/</a></p>
<p>&quot;<strong>wish everything you said would come true</strong>&quot;</p>
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<p>承你貴言 is a more well known idiom than 借你吉言.</p>
<p>I only heard 借你吉言 for the first time here. It is virtually unknown among Cantonese.</p>
<p>The two phrases are very similar in meaning though,</p>
<ul>
<li>借你吉言 means &quot;(I hope to)borrow your blessing words &quot;</li>
<li>承你貴言 means &quot; (I) humbly accept your blessing words and hope it will come true&quot;</li>
</ul>
<p>You can use either phrase as a formal / humble respond, when someone is :</p>
<ul>
<li><p>(1.) blesses you good luck</p>
</li>
<li><p>(2.) predicts good fortune or success will come to you.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>But I suggest using the more common 承你貴言.</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>It is used when someone said something good is going to happen to you (or you family etc.). </p>

<p>For example:</p>

<p>A: 你肯定能通过这次考试！</p>

<p>B: 借你吉言，我也希望能通过！</p>

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EXL
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  <p>字典中解释为:接受你的祝福，谢谢你的关照</p>
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<p>You can use it when somebody say something good about you or when something good comes true which was said by somebody.</p>

<p>例子1:</p>

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  <p>A:你家孩子学习这么好，肯定能考个好大学</p>
  
  <p>B:借你吉言…………</p>
</blockquote>

<p>例子2:</p>

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  <p>A :昨天晚上有点感冒</p>
  
  <p>B:今天天气这么好，肯定会很快就好的</p>
  
  <p>第二天A的感冒好了，两人又见面了</p>
  
  <p>A:借你吉言，昨天感冒真的好多了</p>
</blockquote>

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It can translate as "Thanks for your good will for me" or "I get a good result for what you said before"
Whhhhhhhhy
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Whhhhhhhhy
<p>In what kind of situations might I use the phrase 借你吉言？</p>

<p>Edit: I'm trying to think of a neat, cool translation. Haven't got one yet!</p>

<p>Maybe: </p>

<p>God willing</p>

<p>If only ...</p>

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When someone says any good luck thing to you, predicting you are going to get some good results, you can reply with it.
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When might you say 借你吉言？
# When might you say 借你吉言？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-09)

In what kind of situations might I use the phrase 借你吉言？

Edit: I'm trying to think of a neat, cool translation. Haven't got one yet!

Maybe:

God willing

If only ...

**Tags:** usage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: When someone says any good luck thing to you, predicting you are going to get some good results, you can reply with it.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-10. Score: 1

> 承你貴言
> <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/56723/>
>
> "**wish everything you said would come true**"

承你貴言 is a more well known idiom than 借你吉言.

I only heard 借你吉言 for the first time here. It is virtually unknown among Cantonese.

The two phrases are very similar in meaning though,

* 借你吉言 means "(I hope to)borrow your blessing words "
* 承你貴言 means " (I) humbly accept your blessing words and hope it will come true"

You can use either phrase as a formal / humble respond, when someone is :

* (1.) blesses you good luck
* (2.) predicts good fortune or success will come to you.

But I suggest using the more common 承你貴言.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-10-10. Score: 1

It is used when someone said something good is going to happen to you (or you family etc.).

For example:

A: 你肯定能通过这次考试！

B: 借你吉言，我也希望能通过！


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-10-10. Score: 1

> 字典中解释为:接受你的祝福，谢谢你的关照

You can use it when somebody say something good about you or when something good comes true which was said by somebody.

例子1:

> A:你家孩子学习这么好，肯定能考个好大学
>
> B:借你吉言…………

例子2:

> A :昨天晚上有点感冒
>
> B:今天天气这么好，肯定会很快就好的
>
> 第二天A的感冒好了，两人又见面了
>
> A:借你吉言，昨天感冒真的好多了

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: It can translate as "Thanks for your good will for me" or "I get a good result for what you said before"  

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