How to Say "Face" in Cantonese — 臉孔 (lim5 hung2)

Other ways to say “face”

keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個limˊ²臉hungˊ²孔houˊ²好suk6.熟。

His face looks very familiar.

keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個limˊ²臉hungˊ²孔bin˗₃變zo2.咗。

His face has changed.

jauˍ₆又gin˗₃見dou˗₃到neiˏ₅你limˊ²臉hung2.孔。

Seeing your face again.

ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔jingˍ₆認dakˉ¹得keoiˏ₅佢limˊ²臉hung2.孔。

I don't recognize his face.

The romanisation in brackets (lim5 hung2) is Jyutping, the standard system for Cantonese sounds. New to it? Read our beginner’s guide to Jyutping → or learn about Cantonese tones.