cong4牀
Jyutpingcong4
Yalechòhng
Definition
Bed; a piece of furniture with a mattress, used for sitting, sleeping, or resting.
colloquialhomedaily actions
How it's used
While 牀 is the standard character for bed, it is very common to see it written as 床 in Hong Kong, especially in casual writing or on signs. The character 牀 is technically the more traditional form, but both are interchangeable in modern usage. It is almost exclusively used for furniture, whereas other words like 瞓覺 are used for the act of sleeping.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse the measure word for furniture like this. Always use 張 when counting beds, as it is the standard measure word for flat, spread-out objects.
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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.
