fong4房
Jyutpingfong4
Yalefòhng
Definition
Room; a small partitioned space inside a flat or building.
colloquialhomeplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to a partitioned space within a larger structure, such as a bedroom or a study. While it can be used for any room, it is most commonly associated with bedrooms in residential contexts. When referring to a room in a hotel or a hospital, it is often paired with specific prefixes like 酒店房 or 病房.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
The room is very small, it cannot fit a big bed.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to refer to a whole apartment or house, which is better described as 屋 or 單位. Using 房 for the entire living space sounds like you are living in a single room rather than a full flat.
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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.
