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Definition
Classifier for shops, factories, fields, or strips of land.
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How it's used
Primarily used as a classifier for specific types of property or land, it carries a slightly more formal or literary tone compared to everyday classifiers like 間. It is most commonly encountered when describing large, flat, or partitioned areas like fields or industrial sites. You will rarely hear it used in casual conversation to describe small retail shops.
Examples
That shop is huge, it's as wide as several plots of land.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can act as a general classifier for shops, as Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 間 for shops in daily speech.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
