lok6 jing4落形

Jyutpinglok6 jing4

Yalelohk yìhng

Definition

To look worn-out, haggard, or noticeably out of shape due to illness, stress, or excessive weight loss.

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How it's used

Focuses specifically on the loss of facial volume or healthy appearance resulting from rapid weight loss or chronic illness. It carries a negative connotation, implying that the person looks sickly or aged rather than fit. It is almost exclusively used to describe someone's face or overall appearance after a period of poor health or extreme dieting.

Examples

keoi5佢zeoi3最gan6近gaam2減fei4肥gaam2減dou3到sing4成go3個jan4人lok6落jing4形saai3晒。

She has lost so much weight from dieting that her face looks gaunt.

beng6病zo2咗gam3咁noi6耐，naan4難gwaai3怪keoi5佢faai3塊min6面tai2睇lok6落gam3咁lok6落jing4形。

Having been sick for so long, no wonder her face looks so haggard.

Common phrases

gaam2減dou3到lok6落jing4形

to slim down until one looks gaunt

tai2睇lok6落hou2好lok6落jing4形

to look very haggard

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with general weight loss or looking thin. It specifically highlights the unhealthy, sunken, or worn-out look that accompanies drastic physical changes.