tau4 faat3頭髮头发
Jyutpingtau4 faat3
Yaletàuh faat
Definition
Hair on the human head.
Example
colloquialbody
How it's used
Refers specifically to the hair on the scalp. When talking about body hair or hair in other areas, different terms are used, such as 腳毛 for leg hair. It is very common to use the classifier 條 when referring to individual strands, but when talking about the hair on one's head as a whole, it is often treated as a collective mass without a specific classifier.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Related words
Common phrases
to have a haircut
to dye one's hair
to wash one's hair
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 毛, which is a general term for fur, feathers, or body hair. Using 毛 to describe the hair on your head sounds like you are describing animal fur.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
