fung3 ci3 waa2諷刺畫讽刺画

Jyutpingfung3 ci3 waa2

Yalefung chi wá

Definition

Caricature; satirical drawing.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to drawings that exaggerate physical features or social situations for comedic or critical effect. While it shares the same characters as the formal term for satire, in everyday speech it is almost exclusively used for visual art rather than literary or verbal irony.

Measure word

fuk1幅fūk

Examples

le1呢fuk1幅fung3諷ci3刺waa2畫waa2畫dak1得hou2好ci5似aa4呀。

This caricature is drawn really accurately.

nei5你tai2睇gwo3過bou3報zi2紙go2嗰fuk1幅fung3諷ci3刺waa2畫mei6未aa4呀？

Have you seen that caricature in the newspaper yet?

Common phrases

zing3政zi6治fung3諷ci3刺waa2畫

political caricature

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe general cartoons or comics, as those are usually called 卡通 or 漫畫. Use this term only when the drawing intends to mock or highlight a specific flaw in a person or political event.