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Jyutpingdei6 lou4 soeng1 coeng4
Yaledeih lòuh sēung chèuhng
Definition
A shopping mall located in a basement.
colloquialplacesshopping
How it's used
Refers specifically to retail spaces located below street level, often found in older residential estates or connected to MTR stations. It carries a slightly utilitarian feel compared to large, modern shopping malls. You will frequently hear it used when giving directions to small, local shops that are tucked away underground.
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go3個goExamples
There is a lot of food in this basement mall.
Do you know where there is a basement mall to walk around in?
Related words
Common phrases
to browse a basement mall
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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.
