jim6艷艳
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Yaleyihm
Definition
Bright and colorful, beautiful, or voluptuous.
- gorgeous, bright, and colorful
- beautiful and voluptuous
- literaryrelated to love or romance
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How it's used
Focuses on visual intensity or a sense of striking, often overwhelming, beauty. It is rarely used in casual speech to describe a person's appearance unless implying a very bold or mature style. In modern daily life, people prefer using 鮮艷 for colors or 靚 for general beauty.
Examples
She is dressed in a very voluptuous and striking way.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 艷遇, which specifically refers to a romantic or sexual encounter. Using this word to describe a person's outfit can sound slightly old fashioned or suggest the style is too flashy.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
