bing1屏

Jyutpingbing1

Yalebīng

Uncommon

Definition

Screen, wall, or a flat object used to block or partition spaces.

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How it's used

The character 屏 is rarely used on its own in modern spoken Cantonese to mean a screen or wall. It almost exclusively appears as part of the compound 屏風, which refers to a decorative or functional folding screen used to divide a room. Using it as a standalone noun for a wall or partition will sound archaic or confusing to native speakers.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

ni1呢go3個ping4屏fung1風hou2好leng3靚aa4呀。

This screen is very beautiful.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以ji4移hoi1開go3個ping4屏aa4呀？

Can you move the screen away?

Common phrases

ping4屏fung1風

folding screen

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 牆, which is the standard word for a structural wall. Using 屏 to describe a house wall is incorrect and will not be understood in a daily context.