daai6 tong4大堂
Jyutpingdaai6 tong4
Yaledaaih tòhng
Definition
A lobby, main hall, or central reception area of a building or restaurant.
- lobby or entrance hall of a building, or the elevator lobby on each floor
- main dining area of a restaurant, as opposed to private rooms
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the main entrance hall of a building or the area immediately outside the elevator on a floor. While often used for hotels and office buildings, it is also commonly used to describe the main dining area of a restaurant, distinguishing it from private rooms. It carries a sense of a public, transitional space rather than a private room.
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Wait for me in the lobby, I will come down to pick you up.
The hotel lobby is very large and has plenty of seats.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to refer to a living room inside a private apartment, which is called 客廳. Using it for a private home space sounds unnatural and confusing.
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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.
