hung1 bou6胸部
Jyutpinghung1 bou6
Yalehūng bouh
Definition
Chest; the part of the body between the neck and abdomen, or a woman's breasts.
- chest; thorax
- woman's breasts
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How it's used
Refers primarily to the anatomical region of the chest in a neutral or clinical sense. When discussing the female breast specifically, it is often used in medical or formal contexts to avoid being overly explicit. In casual conversation, people typically use more specific terms like 胸 or 奶 depending on the level of vulgarity intended.
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go3個goExamples
She feels a lot of pain in her chest after exercising.
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Common mistake
Using this term in a casual, intimate, or romantic setting can sound overly clinical or detached, similar to saying 'thoracic region' in English. For everyday talk about body parts, stick to simpler terms like 胸.
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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.
