zang1鬙
Jyutpingzang1
Yalejāng
Definition
Short hair or matted hair.
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How it's used
Describes hair that is cropped very short or appears unkempt and tangled. It is rarely used in formal writing and is mostly heard in casual descriptions of someone's hairstyle or appearance. It carries a slightly informal or blunt tone when commenting on how someone looks.
Examples
He got a short haircut and looks very sharp.
Your hair is so messy and short, go to the hair salon quickly.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 短, which is the neutral word for short. 鬙 specifically implies a sense of disarray or a very close-cropped, almost bristly texture.
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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.
