hei3 sik1氣色气色
Jyutpinghei3 sik1
Yalehei sīk
Definition
One's complexion or facial color, as an indicator of health and vitality.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Refers specifically to the glow or vitality visible on a person's face, often used to gauge whether someone is healthy or tired. It carries a slightly more formal or observant tone than just saying 面色, making it common when expressing concern for someone's well-being. It is frequently paired with adjectives like 好 or 差 to describe the state of one's health.
Examples
Your complexion has been poor lately, are you sick?
After getting enough rest, his complexion improved completely.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 臉色, which is more often used to describe a change in facial expression due to anger or embarrassment, such as 擺臉色.
Grammar color guide
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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.
