lei5 faat3理髮理发
Jyutpinglei5 faat3
Yaleléih faat
Definition
To have a haircut or get one's hair styled; to go to the hairdresser.
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How it's used
Although this term is widely understood, it sounds slightly formal or old-fashioned in daily conversation. Most locals prefer using the more direct and casual phrase 剪頭髮. You will mostly see this term on shop signs or in written advertisements for salons.
Examples
When are you going to get a haircut?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe the act of cutting someone else's hair, as it implies the service of being groomed. If you are cutting your own hair or a friend's hair, stick to 剪頭髮.
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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.
