bou3 cou2 fong4布草房
Jyutpingbou3 cou2 fong4
Yalebou chóu fòhng
Definition
Linen room; the department in a hotel responsible for handling all textiles, linens, and uniforms.
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How it's used
Primarily used within the hospitality industry, this term refers to the specific department responsible for managing linens, towels, and staff uniforms. It is rarely encountered outside of hotel operations or large facility management contexts. Staff members often refer to it simply as the linen room in English when speaking in a professional environment.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
These bed sheets need to be taken to the linen room to be washed.
Do you know where the linen room is?
Related words
Common phrases
linen room supervisor
linen room staff
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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.
