sai2 faat3 lou6洗髮露洗发露
Jyutpingsai2 faat3 lou6
Yalesái faat louh
Definition
Shampoo
colloquialbodydaily actions
How it's used
Although 洗髮露 is the formal term found on product labels, it is rarely used in natural speech. Most people simply say 洗頭水 when talking about the product in daily life. Using the formal term can sound slightly clinical or like you are reading from a commercial.
Measure word
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 洗頭, which is the verb phrase meaning to wash one's hair. Using 洗髮露 as a verb is grammatically incorrect.
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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.
