sei3 maan6四萬四万
Jyutpingsei3 maan6
Yalesei maahn
Definition
Forty thousand, or a wide smile.
- forty thousand
- slanga big, wide smile
colloquialbodyemotion
How it's used
When used to describe a smile, it specifically refers to a wide, beaming grin that shows off all your teeth. The phrase is almost always used in the structure 四萬咁口, where 咁口 acts as a descriptive particle indicating the manner of the smile. It carries a slightly playful or teasing tone, often implying that the person is unusually happy or perhaps trying to curry favor.
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Common phrases
beaming with a huge smile
Common mistake
Do not confuse the idiomatic meaning with the literal number. If you just say 四萬 without the 咁口, listeners will assume you are talking about the number forty thousand rather than a facial expression.
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