fu1郛

Jyutpingfu1

Yalefū

Definition

Suburbs

writtenplaces

How it's used

This term is strictly literary and is almost never used in spoken Cantonese. Native speakers would use 郊區 or 郊外 to refer to the suburbs or outskirts of a city. Using 郛 in conversation will sound unnatural or archaic to most people.

Examples

keoi5 zyu6 hai2 sing4 si5 ge3 fu1 mui5 jat6 jiu3 daap6 hou2 noi6 ce1

佢住喺城市嘅郛，每日要搭好耐車。

He lives in the suburbs of the city and has to commute for a long time every day.

nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 ni1 go3 sing4 si5 ge3 fu1 faat3 zin2 seng4 dim2 aa3

你知唔知呢個城市嘅郛發展成點呀？

Do you know how the suburbs of this city have developed?

Common phrases

sing4 si5 fu1

城市郛

city suburbs

Common mistake

Learners should avoid using this in daily speech as it is a formal, classical term. It is primarily found in written texts or historical contexts rather than modern urban descriptions.