hau2 seoi2 faa1口水花
Jyutpinghau2 seoi2 faa1
Yaleháu séui fā
Definition
Tiny droplets of saliva sprayed from the mouth, especially when speaking.
colloquialbodycommunication
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the droplets of saliva that fly out of the mouth during energetic or rapid speech. It is almost exclusively used in a slightly humorous or annoyed tone to highlight how someone is being overly talkative or messy. It is rarely used to describe saliva in a medical or neutral context.
Examples
You are spitting saliva everywhere while you talk.
Related words
Common phrases
to spray saliva while talking
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the general word for saliva, which is just 口水. Using 口水花 to describe a normal amount of saliva sounds strange, as it specifically implies the visual of droplets flying through the air.
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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.
