mak6 geng3墨鏡墨镜
Jyutpingmak6 geng3
Yalemahk geng
Definition
Sunglasses.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
While 墨鏡 is widely understood, 太陽眼鏡 is the more common term used in daily life in Hong Kong. Using 墨鏡 often carries a slightly more fashionable or dramatic connotation, similar to the nuance of calling them shades instead of sunglasses in English.
Measure word
fu3副fuExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use the wrong measure word. Remember that for eyewear, the classifier 副 is required, not 個.
Grammar color guide
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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.
