dei6 bou4地埗
Jyutpingdei6 bou4
Yaledeih bòuh
Definition
Address.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to a physical location or mailing address, often used in casual conversation where one might otherwise use the more formal 地址. It carries a slightly more grounded, everyday feel, as if referring to a place someone actually inhabits or visits. It is common to hear it paired with verbs like 記低 or 搵.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Related words
Common mistake
While interchangeable with 地址 in most contexts, it is strictly a noun for a location and cannot be used to refer to a web address or URL, where 網址 is required.
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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.
