sai2 faat3洗髮洗发
Jyutpingsai2 faat3
Yalesái faat
Definition
To wash one's hair; to shampoo.
colloquialdaily actionsbody
How it's used
While 洗髮 is understood, it sounds slightly more formal or like a product label compared to the everyday term 洗頭. Most people in Hong Kong use 洗頭 in casual conversation, especially when talking about going to a salon or doing it at home. You will often see 洗髮水 on shampoo bottles, but you will rarely hear someone say they are going to 洗髮 at a salon.
Examples
I am so tired today, I want to go home and wash my hair.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 洗髮 in daily speech where 洗頭 is much more natural. Using 洗髮 can make you sound like you are reading from a beauty advertisement or a formal manual.
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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.
