cong4 pou1床鋪床铺
Jyutpingcong4 pou1
Yalechòhng pōu
Definition
Bedding or bedclothes, including mattresses, sheets, and blankets.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the collective set of items used on a bed, such as sheets, blankets, and pillowcases, rather than the bed frame itself. It carries a slightly more domestic or organized feel than just saying blanket or sheet. People often use it when discussing seasonal changes or preparing a room for guests.
Measure word
tou3套touExamples
The weather is turning cold, remember to change to a thicker set of bedding.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to the bed frame or the mattress, as those are specifically called 床 or 床褥. Using it to describe a single item like a pillow is also incorrect as it implies the whole set.
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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.
