gyun2 kuk1捲曲卷曲
Jyutpinggyun2 kuk1
Yalegyún kūk
Definition
Curly, bent, or coiled; rolled into a curve or spiral shape.
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How it's used
Describes physical objects or hair that have lost their straightness and taken on a curved or coiled shape. While it can apply to metal or paper, it is most frequently used to describe hair texture. It carries a slightly more descriptive or formal tone than simply saying 攣.
Examples
She has long, curly hair.
Why has this wire become bent?
Related words
Common phrases
curly hair
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 攣, which is the much more common, everyday word for curly hair. Using 捲曲 for hair is perfectly acceptable but can sound slightly more like a written description than casual speech.
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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.
