cuk1蹙
Jyutpingcuk1
Yalechūk
Definition
To knit one's brows; to frown or hesitate.
- to knit (one's brows); to frown
- to hesitate
- literaryurgent; pressing
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How it's used
Primarily used in the phrase 蹙眉 to describe the physical action of furrowing one's brows due to worry, pain, or deep thought. While it carries a literary weight, it remains the standard way to describe this specific facial expression in spoken Cantonese. It is rarely used on its own as a verb in daily speech without the object 眉.
Examples
He knitted his brows as soon as he heard the news.
Why are you knitting your brows?
Related words
Common phrases
to knit one's brows
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 皺, which is the much more common, everyday verb for wrinkling or creasing anything, including one's forehead or clothes. Using 蹙 in casual conversation can sound overly dramatic or formal.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
