sai2 faat3 hoeng1 bo1洗髮香波洗发香波
Jyutpingsai2 faat3 hoeng1 bo1
Yalesái faat hēung bō
Definition
Shampoo.
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How it's used
While 洗髮香波 is the formal term for shampoo, it is rarely used in daily speech. Most Hong Kongers simply use the English loanword 洗頭水 to refer to the product. Using the full term can sound overly formal or like a product label description rather than natural conversation.
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zi1支jīExamples
Which brand of shampoo did you buy?
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Common mistake
Learners often use 洗髮香波 because they see it in dictionaries, but it sounds unnatural in a casual setting. Stick to 洗頭水 to sound like a local.
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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.
