hei2 paau1起泡
Jyutpinghei2 paau1
Yalehéi pāau
Definition
To blister; to develop blisters.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical formation of a fluid filled sac on the skin due to friction or burns. It is the standard way to describe the process of getting a blister in casual speech. While it can technically refer to bubbling in liquids, in a medical or bodily context, it is almost exclusively linked to skin irritation.
Examples
The new shoes have given me blisters on my feet.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of 起泡 which can also mean to foam or lather up. In Cantonese, if you want to describe soap or liquid creating bubbles, you would use 起泡泡 or 起沫.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
