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Definition
Lower jaw or mandible.
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How it's used
Medical professionals and formal contexts use this term, but everyday speakers often prefer the more colloquial term 牙骹 when referring to the joint or the general area of the jaw. While 下顎 is anatomically precise, it sounds quite clinical and is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing a specific injury or dental issue.
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Do you feel some discomfort in your lower jaw?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 牙骹, which specifically refers to the jaw joint or the hinge of the jaw. Using 下顎 in a casual setting to describe jaw pain might sound like you are reading from a textbook rather than speaking naturally.
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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.
