mou4髦
Jyutpingmou4
Yalemòuh
Definition
Hair bangs, a horse's mane, or a handsome and talented person.
- literarybangs; fringe of hair
- literarya horse's mane
- literarya handsome and talented person
colloquialbodyclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to the hair hanging over the forehead, often used interchangeably with 劉海 in written Chinese but distinct in spoken Cantonese. While it can describe a handsome person in literary contexts, this usage is almost entirely absent from modern daily speech. It is most frequently heard when discussing haircuts at a salon.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
He got bangs cut and looks much younger.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the adjective 摩登, which sounds similar but refers to something being modern or fashionable. Learners often mistake the two because of the phonetic similarity.
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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.
