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Jyutping jam1 gung1
Pinyin yīn gōng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. poor him/her (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    可憐​;​慘
    pitiful; tragic
    • 佢俾人打到噉,真係陰功!
      佢俾人打到噉,真系阴功!
      keoi5 bei2 jan4 daa2 dou3 gam2, zan1 hai6 jam1 gung1!
      It's a tragic sight to see him being beaten up to this state!
  2. 近義詞
    冇陰功
  3. 參看
    陰功
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    有个死佬走嚟抄我牌,食咗三张牛肉干 呀阴公。
    有個死佬走嚟抄我牌,食咗三張牛肉乾 呀陰公。
    yue:有個死佬走嚟抄我牌,食咗三張牛肉乾 呀陰公。
    • A bastard came and gave me three parking tickets.
  2. Cantonese
    俾个死女包 啲麻烦嘢激到我啲白头发出晒嚟,先三字头就搞到好似五十几岁咁,真系未老先衰呀阴公。
    俾個死女包 啲麻煩嘢激到我啲白頭髮出晒嚟,先三字頭就搞到好似五十幾歲咁,真係未老先衰呀陰公。
    yue:俾個死女包 啲麻煩嘢激到我啲白頭髮出晒嚟,先三字頭就搞到好似五十幾歲咁,真係未老先衰呀陰公。
    • I'm so done with my daughter's issues. My hair is turning all white, I'm only in my thirties but I look like a fifty-something; it's like I'm getting older faster than time does.
  3. Cantonese
    冇阴公喽,乜你瘦成噉啊?
    冇陰公嘍,乜你瘦成噉啊?
    mou5 jam1 gung1 lo3, mat1 nei5 sau3 seng4 gam2 aa3?
    • How pitiful, you look so thin and unhealthy!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    今日年初四开市,点知港股变咗年初四咁嘅样,全日劲跌742点收市,跌近成4%呀,阴公。 [Cantonese, trad.]今日年初四开市,点知港股变咗年初四咁嘅样,全日劲跌742点收市,跌近成4%呀,阴公。
    今日年初四開市,點知港股變咗年初四咁嘅樣,全日勁跌742點收市,跌近成4%呀,陰公。 [Cantonese, trad.]今日年初四开市,点知港股变咗年初四咁嘅样,全日劲跌742点收市,跌近成4%呀,阴公。
    gam1 jat6 nin4 co1 sei3 hoi1 si5, dim2 zi1 gong2 gu2 bin3 zo2 nin4 co1 sei3 gam2 ge3 joeng2, cyun4 jat6 ging6 dit3 742 dim2 sau1 si5, dit3 gan6 seng4 4% aa3, jam1 gung1.
    • Today is the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, but who would have thought the Hong Kong stock market has pulled a long face. The index plummeted for 742, which is almost a 4% decrease, what a pity.