hung1 zaau3胸罩
Jyutpinghung1 zaau3
Yalehūng jaau
Definition
Bra; brassiere; women's undergarment used to support the breasts.
neutralclothingbody
How it's used
While 胸罩 is understood as the formal term in written Chinese, native speakers almost exclusively use 胸圍 in daily life. Using 胸罩 in a casual conversation can sound overly clinical or like a direct translation from written text.
Measure word
go3個goRelated words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 戴 for clothing items like shirts, but 戴 is specifically for accessories or items worn on the body like hats, glasses, or bras. For shirts or pants, use 著 instead.
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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.
