mei5 gam2美感
Jyutpingmei5 gam2
Yaleméih gám
Definition
Sense of beauty; the aesthetic perception used to create and appreciate beautiful things.
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How it's used
Focuses on the subjective ability to perceive or appreciate beauty rather than the objective quality of an object itself. It is frequently used to discuss personal taste in design, fashion, or art. When describing something that looks good, people often use 靚 or 好睇 instead, reserving this term for more abstract discussions about style or artistic vision.
Examples
The house he designed has a great sense of aesthetics.
Do you think this painting has any aesthetic appeal?
Related words
Common phrases
lacking a sense of aesthetics
full of aesthetic appeal
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person's physical appearance, as it refers to a person's internal sense or taste rather than their looks.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
