daan1 bin1單邊单边
Jyutpingdaan1 bin1
Yaledāan bīn
Definition
One-sided, unilateral, or a corner location facing two streets.
- unilateral; on one side only
- corner-facing; describing a shop or flat located at the intersection of two streets
colloquialplaceshome
How it's used
Commonly used in real estate to describe a property located at the end of a row or at a street corner, which usually implies better ventilation and more windows. It carries a positive connotation because these units are often more expensive and desirable than those sandwiched between others.
Examples
This shop is on the corner, so it has plenty of natural light.
Are you looking for a corner unit?
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of unilateral in political or diplomatic contexts, as in Cantonese it almost exclusively refers to physical positioning or architectural layout.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
