zung1鬉
Jyutpingzung1
Yalejūng
Definition
Disheveled hair.
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How it's used
Describes hair that is tangled, unkempt, or standing up in every direction. It is primarily used to describe the state of one's hair immediately after waking up or after being caught in strong wind. Unlike formal terms for messy hair, this carries a slightly informal and descriptive tone.
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
