sung1 gou1 haai4鬆糕鞋松糕鞋
Jyutpingsung1 gou1 haai4
Yalesūng gōu hàaih
Definition
Platform shoes; footwear with a thick, raised sole from toe to heel that makes the wearer look taller.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
The term specifically refers to footwear with a thick, uniform sole that elevates the entire foot, rather than just the heel. It is often associated with retro fashion trends from the nineties and early two thousands. While these shoes provide extra height, they are notorious for being difficult to walk in on uneven ground.
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deoi3對deuiExamples
She wears platform shoes all the time, she looks much taller.
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Common phrases
to wear platform shoes
a pair of platform shoes
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 高踭鞋, which specifically refers to high heels where the heel is elevated significantly higher than the toe. Using 鬆糕鞋 to describe standard high heels will confuse listeners as the structural design is completely different.
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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.
