wu4鬍胡
Jyutpingwu4
Yalewùh
Definition
Facial hair on a man, including a beard, mustache, or whiskers.
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How it's used
鬍 is a morpheme that almost exclusively appears in the compound 鬍鬚. While 鬚 can stand alone to refer to facial hair, 鬍 is rarely used by itself in modern spoken Cantonese. Using 鬍鬚 is the standard way to refer to a beard or mustache collectively.
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Common mistake
Learners often try to use 鬍 as a standalone noun, but it sounds incomplete or archaic. Always pair it with 鬚 to form 鬍鬚 when talking about facial hair.
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