cing1 cong1清倉清仓
Jyutpingcing1 cong1
Yalechīng chōng
Definition
To clear out a warehouse; to sell off all stock in a clearance sale.
colloquialshoppingmoney
How it's used
Often used in the context of retail sales to signal that a business is trying to offload remaining inventory before closing down or changing seasons. It carries a sense of urgency and finality, implying that prices are slashed to move goods quickly. While it literally refers to clearing a warehouse, it is frequently applied to any shop floor trying to empty its shelves.
Examples
The shop is having a clearance sale, many things are very cheap.
When do you plan to clear out the stock?
Related words
Common phrases
clearance sale
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 執笠, which specifically means a business is closing down permanently. While a shop might do a 清倉 before 執笠, the two terms are not interchangeable.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
