loeng1娘
Jyutpingloeng1
Yalelēung
Definition
Old-fashioned, tacky, or unfashionable in style or appearance.
colloquialdescriptionsclothing
How it's used
Primarily used to describe clothing, hairstyles, or aesthetic choices that feel dated or tacky. It carries a stronger sense of social judgment than simply calling something old, implying the person is out of touch with current trends. It is almost exclusively used in casual, informal settings among friends or peers.
Examples
Your shirt is so unfashionable, go change into another one quickly.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term for mother, which is also written as 娘. In Cantonese, this character is almost never used to refer to a parent, so using it in that context will cause significant confusion.
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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.
