ciu2愀
Jyutpingciu2
Yalechíu
Definition
To change one's facial expression, typically showing worry, anxiety, or sadness.
colloquialbodyemotion
How it's used
Describes a sudden shift in facial expression, usually indicating worry, displeasure, or a sour mood. It is almost exclusively used in the context of someone's face or expression changing to look troubled or upset.
Examples
As soon as he heard the news, his face immediately changed.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general sadness or crying, as it specifically refers to the physical act of the face tightening or contorting due to anxiety or a negative reaction.
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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.
