muk6 juk6 lou6沐浴露
Jyutpingmuk6 juk6 lou6
Yalemuhk yuhk louh
Definition
Body wash or shower gel; liquid soap used for washing the body.
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How it's used
Most people in Hong Kong simply use the term 沖涼液 to refer to body wash in everyday speech. While 沐浴露 is understood and used on product labels, it sounds slightly more formal or like a direct translation from written Chinese. Using 沖涼液 makes you sound much more like a local speaker.
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Which brand of body wash did you buy?
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Common mistake
Avoid using 沐浴露 when talking to friends or family in casual settings, as it can sound a bit stiff or like you are reading from a store shelf. Stick to 沖涼液 for daily conversation.
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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.
