daai6 mun4 hau2大門口大门口
Jyutpingdaai6 mun4 hau2
Yaledaaih mùhn háu
Definition
The main entrance or front gate of a building.
colloquialplaceshome
How it's used
Refers specifically to the primary point of entry for a building or a house. It is often used to give directions or to specify a meeting point, carrying a sense of being the most prominent or official threshold.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Wait for me at the main entrance.
Related words
Common phrases
wait at the main entrance
meet at the main entrance
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
