beng2 gaa1餅家饼家

Jyutpingbeng2 gaa1

Yalebéng gā

名詞

Definition

Bakery, especially a shop that makes and sells traditional Chinese pastries.

colloquialfoodplaces

How it's used

Focuses specifically on shops specializing in traditional Chinese pastries like mooncakes, almond cakes, or wedding cakes. While modern bakeries selling bread and Western-style cakes are usually called 麵包舖, 餅家 carries a sense of heritage and artisanal tradition. It is common to see these shops associated with long-standing family businesses that have operated for generations.

Measure word

gaan1間gān

Examples

le1呢gaan1間beng2餅gaa1家ge3嘅lou5老po4婆beng2餅hou2好ceot1出meng2名㗎。

The wife cakes from this bakery are very famous.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知bin1邊dou6度jau5有gaan1間hou2好sik6食ge3嘅beng2餅gaa1家？

Do you know where there is a good bakery?

Common phrases

lou5老zi6字hou6號beng2餅gaa1家

long-established bakery

cyun4傳tung2統beng2餅gaa1家

traditional bakery

Common mistake

Do not use 餅家 for a standard bakery that primarily sells loaves of bread or croissants, as that would sound confusing to a native speaker. Use 麵包舖 for those instead.