zin2 faat3剪髮剪发
Jyutpingzin2 faat3
Yalejín faat
Definition
To have a haircut, or to cut someone's hair.
colloquialdaily actionspeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of getting hair trimmed or styled by a professional. While it functions as a verb, it is often treated as a verb-object construction where the hair is implied as the object. It is the standard term used in daily life, whereas more formal terms like 理髮 are reserved for signage or written notices.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe cutting your own hair, as it implies a service provided by a barber or stylist. If you cut your own hair, you would typically use a more descriptive phrase like 自己剪頭髮.
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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.
