cong4床
Jyutpingcong4
Yalechòhng
Definition
Bed, couch, or a bed-like platform and framework.
- bed; couch
- bed-like platform; framework
Example
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the piece of furniture used for sleeping. When talking about the act of going to bed, Cantonese speakers often use the verb 瞓 followed by the noun, as in 瞓床, rather than using a prepositional phrase like in English.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse the classifier for beds, 張, with the classifier for general objects, 個. Using 個 with 床 sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
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