maau1 sou1貓鬚猫须

Jyutpingmaau1 sou1

Yalemāau sōu

名詞

Definition

Cat whiskers.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the long, stiff sensory hairs on a cat's muzzle. While biologically they are sensory organs, in casual conversation they are treated as a physical feature similar to hair or eyebrows. They are often mentioned when discussing a cat's ability to navigate tight spaces or sense movement.

Measure word

tiu4條tìuh

Examples

zek3隻maau1貓di1啲maau1貓sou1鬚hou2好coeng4長aa4呀。

The cat's whiskers are very long.

nei5你m4唔hou2好zin2剪tyun5斷zek3隻maau1貓di1啲maau1貓sou1鬚。

Don't cut off the cat's whiskers.

Related words

Common phrases

zin2剪maau1貓sou1鬚

to trim cat whiskers

Common mistake

Avoid confusing this with the term for a goatee or a thin, drooping mustache on a human, which is also sometimes colloquially called 貓鬚 due to the visual resemblance.