玄壇
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English
- The God of Yuen Tan, or Marshal Chiu Gong-ming, one of the Four Guardians of Daoism, he also known as the Armed God of Wealth. As his image is shown in dark face with serious attitude, so his name is borrowed to describe someone who is pouting or pulling a long face.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 神話人物;玄壇真君,道教嘅四大護法之一,相傳真名係趙朗,字公明,亦係武財神。趙公明形象係黑面濃鬚、粗眉大眼,因此被借用嚟形容人黑口黑面、板起塊臉
Examples
玄壇面
a long face
做乜玄壇咁嘅面口呀?有咩唔開心講出嚟,睇下幫唔幫到你?
Why the long face? If there's anything you're not happy with, let me see if I can help.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk