cing1 gaam2清減清减
Jyutpingcing1 gaam2
Yalechīng gáam
Definition
To have lost weight or become thinner in a healthy, flattering way.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Implies a positive or healthy change in appearance, often used as a polite compliment to someone who has lost weight. It carries a slightly more formal or elegant tone compared to simply saying 瘦咗. It is best used when noticing someone looks healthier or more fit, rather than just describing weight loss in a clinical sense.
Examples
Have you lost some weight recently?
He has become much thinner after exercising.
Related words
Common phrases
lost a lot of weight
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who looks sickly or frail, as the term carries a connotation of looking better or more refined. For weight loss due to illness, stick to the neutral 瘦咗.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
