bit6 seoi5別墅别墅
Jyutpingbit6 seoi5
Yalebiht séuih
Definition
Villa; a spacious and luxurious house, usually with a garden.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a detached or semi-detached house with private outdoor space, distinguishing it from standard high-rise apartment living in Hong Kong. While the term is understood by everyone, it carries an inherent connotation of wealth and luxury due to the extreme scarcity of land in the city. It is often used in the context of real estate advertisements or when discussing property in areas like the New Territories or overseas.
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gaan1間gānExamples
They have moved into the villa to live.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a standard house or a village house, which are better referred to as 村屋. Calling a modest home a 別墅 can sound sarcastic or overly pretentious.
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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.
