lim5 jung4臉容脸容
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Definition
Facial expression or look.
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How it's used
While 臉容 is understood in Cantonese, it is significantly more formal and literary than the everyday term 塊面. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation, as it carries a descriptive, almost poetic weight often found in written descriptions or news reports. For daily life, stick to 塊面 to avoid sounding overly dramatic or stiff.
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Common phrases
haggard facial appearance
kindly facial expression
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 臉容 as a direct substitute for 塊面 in all contexts. Using it to describe a friend's face in a casual setting sounds unnatural, like describing a person's face in a novel rather than talking to them.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
