tau4 laap6頭蠟头蜡
Jyutpingtau4 laap6
Yaletàuh laahp
Definition
Hair wax or pomade used for hair styling.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to styling products with a waxy or pomade consistency rather than liquid gels or sprays. While younger generations often use the English loanword wax directly, older speakers or those in traditional barbershops may still prefer this term. It is almost always used in conjunction with the verb 搽, which describes the action of applying a substance onto a surface.
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hap6盒haphExamples
Did you put on hair wax today?
This hair wax is very strong, the styling effect is top-notch.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 髮蠟, which is the more formal or written term used on product labels; 頭蠟 is strictly for spoken contexts.
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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.
