muk6 zeoi2木咀
Jyutpingmuk6 zeoi2
Yalemuhk jéui
Definition
An expressionless, humourless, or foolish person.
- slanga person with an expressionless face or a wooden expression
- slanga foolish, dumb, or humorless person
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How it's used
Describes someone who lacks social responsiveness or appears perpetually bored and unamused. It is often used to criticize someone for being a wet blanket or failing to react to a joke. The term carries a slightly derogatory tone, suggesting the person is socially awkward or lacking in personality.
Examples
He is always so expressionless, it is hard to talk to him.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with being physically wooden or literally made of wood. It refers specifically to the facial expression or the lack of social engagement, not to a person's physical composition.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
