jan3 seoi2 zi2印水紙印水纸
Jyutpingjan3 seoi2 zi2
Yaleyan séui jí
Definition
Tattoo sticker; temporary tattoo transfer paper.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the temporary, water-transfer decals that children often apply to their skin. It captures a sense of nostalgia for many adults who grew up with these cheap, fun items found in stationery shops or snack stores.
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Kids really like playing with tattoo stickers.
Where did you buy that tattoo sticker on your arm?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a real tattoo, which is called 紋身. Using this term for permanent ink will sound very strange or childish.
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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.
