fei1 faat3 pou2飛髮鋪飞发铺
Jyutpingfei1 faat3 pou2
Yalefēi faat póu
Definition
A barber shop or traditional hair salon.
colloquialplacesdaily actions
How it's used
Carries a nostalgic or working class connotation, often referring to older, neighborhood barbershops rather than modern, trendy hair salons. While modern establishments might prefer terms like 髮型屋, this term specifically evokes the image of a local shop with a rotating barber pole and a long-serving barber. It is a compound of 飛髮, a colloquial term for getting a haircut, and 鋪, meaning shop.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
The hair salon downstairs has gone out of business.
Do you know where there is a hair salon?
Related words
Common phrases
to go to a hair salon
the neighborhood hair salon
Common mistake
Avoid using this term to describe high-end, expensive hair salons in shopping malls, as it sounds too informal and old-fashioned for those settings.
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Grammar guides
- NegationHow to say no, not, didn't, and don't in Cantonese. The four main negation words and when to use each one.
- Numbers and moneyCounting, talking about money, and asking how much things cost. Includes the two words for two and the everyday words for dollars and cents.
- Aspect markersCantonese has no tenses, but it does have aspect markers. Learn how zo2, gwo3, gan2, and hai2 dou6 show completion, experience, and ongoing action.
