fu3庫库
Jyutpingfu3
Yalefu
Definition
A large space for storage, such as a treasury, warehouse, or storehouse.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in compound words rather than as a standalone noun in modern spoken Cantonese. It carries a formal or administrative tone, often associated with large scale storage or state resources. When referring to a general storage space in daily life, speakers prefer using words like 倉 or 房.
Examples
How much money is left in the government's treasury?
He moved all the old books into the warehouse.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake it for a common noun that can be used alone, but it almost always requires a prefix to form a specific noun like 倉庫 or 國庫.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
