mei5 hok6美學美学
Jyutpingmei5 hok6
Yaleméih hohk
Definition
Aesthetics; the branch of philosophy that studies beauty and art.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the academic discipline or a person's personal sense of beauty. It is frequently used in formal or intellectual discussions rather than casual daily chatter. When discussing someone's personal taste, people often use 審美眼光 instead to sound more natural.
Examples
He has a deep study of aesthetics and goes to exhibitions all the time.
This piece of work does not fit the public's aesthetic standards at all.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe something that is simply pretty or nice, as it is a noun for the study or concept of beauty rather than an adjective.
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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.
