hau5厚
Jyutpinghau5
Yaleháuh
Definition
Thick; having a large distance between the top and bottom surfaces of a flat object.
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How it's used
Beyond physical thickness, this word is frequently used in metaphors regarding personality or social behavior. Describing someone as having a thick face, 厚面皮, implies they are shameless or thick-skinned, while describing a person's treatment of others as 厚待 suggests generous or warm hospitality.
Examples
This book is very thick, I have been reading it for a long time and still haven't finished.
Your jacket is so thick, it must be very warm to wear in winter.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with fat, 肥, which is used for living beings or round objects. Using 厚 to describe a person's physical weight or body size is grammatically incorrect and can be offensive.
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Grammar guides
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