neoi5 sik1女色
Jyutpingneoi5 sik1
Yalenéuih sīk
Definition
Women, when referred to in a sexual context.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to women as objects of sexual desire or temptation. It is almost exclusively used in formal or literary contexts, often appearing in idioms or descriptions of someone's moral character. Using it in casual conversation to describe actual women is considered highly inappropriate and objectifying.
Examples
He is a very serious person and stays completely away from women.
Do you think he is obsessed with women?
Related words
Common phrases
to have no interest in women
to be obsessed with women
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to women in a general or respectful sense. It carries a strong connotation of vice or distraction, similar to the concept of lust.
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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.
