mang4 bei6盟鼻
Jyutpingmang4 bei6
Yalemàhng beih
Definition
Nasal congestion; a stuffy nose.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the feeling of having blocked nasal passages due to a cold or allergies. It carries a slightly more informal and descriptive tone than the standard 鼻塞. It is commonly used when describing the physical sensation of breathlessness through the nose.
Examples
I woke up this morning with a stuffy nose.
Are you congested? You sound so nasal when you talk.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鼻敏感, which refers to the condition of allergic rhinitis itself rather than the symptom of congestion. While they often occur together, 盟鼻 describes the state of the nose being blocked.
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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.
