baak3 fo3 gung1 si1百貨公司百货公司
Jyutpingbaak3 fo3 gung1 si1
Yalebaak fo gūng sī
Definition
Department store; a large shop divided into departments selling a wide variety of goods.
neutralshoppingplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to large, multi-story retail complexes that house various brands and categories under one roof. While smaller shops or boutiques are common in Hong Kong, this term is reserved for the grander establishments that often anchor shopping malls or occupy their own buildings. It carries a slightly more traditional or formal feel compared to simply saying 商場, which focuses more on the building itself as a shopping destination.
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gaan1間gānExamples
This department store is having a big sale.
Are you going to the department store to buy things later?
Related words
Common phrases
to go shopping at a department store
department store sale
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
