年初四噉嘅樣

Chinese

		(Cantonese) this; in such way		manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
trad. (年初四噉嘅樣)	年初四	噉	嘅	樣
simp. (年初四噉嘅样)	年初四	噉	嘅	样
alternative forms	年初四咁嘅樣／年初四咁嘅样
Literally: “a face on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year”.

Etymology

From the following dialogue in The Lucky Guy (1998):

點嘅樣？ [Cantonese, trad.]

点嘅样？ [Cantonese, simp.]

dim² ge³ joeng^6-2? [Jyutping]

What does her face look like?

年初四噉樣。 [Cantonese, trad.]

年初四噉样。 [Cantonese, simp.]

nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² joeng^6-2. [Jyutping]

Like [one's face] on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year.

咩話？年初四噉嘅樣？ [Cantonese, trad.]

咩话？年初四噉嘅样？ [Cantonese, simp.]

me¹ waa^6-2? nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng^6-2? [Jyutping]

What? A face that is like on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year?

水哥面都青埋嘅？ [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

seoi² go¹ min⁶ dou¹ ceng¹ maai⁴ ge²? [Jyutping]

Why is Sui's face becoming pale?

年初四，假又放完，錢又使嗮，工又要返，點會好樣呢？ [Cantonese, trad.]

年初四，假又放完，钱又使嗮，工又要返，点会好样呢？ [Cantonese, simp.]

nin⁴ co¹ sei³, gaa² jau⁶ fong³ jyun⁴, cin² jau⁶ sai² saai³, gung¹ jau⁶ jiu³ faan¹, dim² wui⁵ hou² joeng^6-2 ne¹? [Jyutping]

On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, one's holiday comes to an end, they used up their money and has to go to work. How come would someone have a good-looking face?

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng^6-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng^6-2
  - Yale: nìhn chō sei gám ge yéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nin⁴ tso¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: nin⁴ co¹ séi³ gem² gé³ yêng^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sei̯³³ kɐm³⁵ kɛː³³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

Noun

年初四噉嘅樣

(Hong Kong Cantonese, humorous) long face
- 2016, 港股策略王, number 60, page 4:
  今日年初四開市，點知港股變咗年初四咁嘅樣，全日勁跌742點收市，跌近成4%呀，陰公。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  今日年初四开市，点知港股变咗年初四咁嘅样，全日劲跌742点收市，跌近成4%呀，阴公。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  gam¹ jat⁶ nin⁴ co¹ sei³ hoi¹ si⁵, dim² zi¹ gong² gu² bin³ zo² nin⁴ co¹ sei³ gam² ge³ joeng^6-2, cyun⁴ jat⁶ ging⁶ dit³ 742 dim² sau¹ si⁵, dit³ gan⁶ seng⁴ 4% aa³, jam¹ gung¹. [Jyutping]
  Today is the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, but who would have thought the Hong Kong stock market has pulled a long face. The index plummeted for 742, which is almost a 4% decrease, what a pity.