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Jyutpingbou3 faan2
Yalebou fáan
Definition
Newsvendor; a street vendor who sells newspapers.
colloquialpeopleplaces
How it's used
This term refers specifically to the operators of the iconic street stalls selling newspapers, magazines, and cigarettes. While these stalls were once ubiquitous on every street corner, they have become much rarer in recent years due to the decline of print media. You will mostly hear this word used by older generations or when giving directions to a specific landmark stall.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I buy newspapers from that newsvendor every day.
Do you know where there is a newsvendor nearby?
Related words
Common phrases
newspaper stall
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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.



