紅都面嗮

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already	face; side; surface face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (紅都面嗮)		紅	都	面	嗮
simp. (红都面嗮)		红	都	面	嗮
alternative forms		紅都面晒

Etymology

From an unintended speech error made by actor Moses Chan in the 2005 TV drama Love Bond, where he said 紅都面嗮 (literally “red has become face”) instead of 面都紅嗮 (literally “face has become red”).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ dou¹ min⁶ saai³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ dou¹ min⁶ saai³
    • Yale: hùhng dōu mihn saai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ dou¹ min⁶ saai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ dou¹ min⁶ sai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵ miːn²² saːi̯³³/

Idiom

紅都面嗮

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) to blush

See also

• 面紅／面红