潤膚露
jeon6 fu1 lou6
The English phrase 'body lotion' is 潤膚露 (jeon6 fu1 lou6) in Cantonese.
潤膚露 refers to a moisturizing cream applied to the skin to prevent dryness.
How do you pronounce it?
jeon6 fu1 lou6
Did you know?
- The character 潤 in 潤膚露 describes a quality of moisture that is also used to describe the 'lushness' of a beautiful voice or the 'richness' of a well-written piece of calligraphy.
- If you wanted to describe a thicker body cream, you might replace 露 with 霜 (soeng1), which means 'frost' or 'cream'.
- In traditional Chinese medicine contexts, the concept of 潤 (moistening) is a specific therapeutic action used to treat 'dryness' illnesses, making 潤膚露 sound like a medicinal remedy.
Examples in context
- 你用咩款護膚乳液?Which body lotion do you use?
- 我想買支潤膚露。ngo5 soeng2 maai5 zi1 jeon6 fu1 lou6.I want to buy a bottle of body lotion.
- 呢支潤膚露好香。ni1 zi1 jeon6 fu1 lou6 hou2 hoeng1.This body lotion smells very good.
- 冬天要多搽潤膚露。dung1 tin1 jiu3 do1 caa4 jeon6 fu1 lou6.You need to apply more body lotion in winter.
Example conversation
In a pharmacy, looking for skincare products.
- 曉彤 Hiu Tung家明，你有無見到潤膚露？gaa1 ming4, nei5 jau5 mou4 gin3 dou3 jeon6 fu1 lou6?Ka Ming, have you seen any body lotion?
- 家明 Ka Ming喺嗰邊，喺洗手間用品嗰度。hai2 go2 bin1, hai2 sai2 tau4 gaan1 jung2 ban2 go3 dou6.Over there, in the toiletries section.
- 曉彤 Hiu Tung唔該，我搵緊好保濕嘅。m4 goi1, ngo5 wan2 gan2 hou2 bou2 sap6 ge3.Thanks, I'm looking for a moisturizing one.
- 家明 Ka Ming曉彤，試吓呢支啦。hiu2 tung4, si3 haa5 ni1 zi1 laa1.Hiu Tung, try this one.
