baau3 caak3爆坼
Jyutpingbaau3 caak3
Yalebaau chaak
Definition
To chap or crack, particularly of the skin due to cold or dry weather.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Describes the physical state of skin cracking due to extreme dryness or cold. It is specifically used for skin and lips, rather than general breakage of objects. The suffix 晒 is frequently added to emphasize the extent of the chapping across a surface area.
Examples
The weather is so dry, my hands are all chapped.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 爆裂, which refers to objects like pipes or glass shattering or bursting. 爆坼 is strictly reserved for biological skin conditions.
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