fuk6 mou6服務服务
Jyutpingfuk6 mou6
Yalefuhk mouh
Definition
Service; work done for people or society.
neutralworkdaily actions
How it's used
While used in professional contexts, it is frequently applied to the quality of customer care in shops or restaurants. It often appears with adjectives like 好 or 差 to describe the standard of interaction provided by staff. Unlike some other nouns, it functions as an abstract concept that can be evaluated directly by the customer.
Measure word
hong6項honghExamples
The service at this restaurant is really bad.
Do you think this kind of service is worth paying for?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse it with the verb 服務, which is used in formal contexts like 服務大眾. In daily life, when talking about helping someone, it is more natural to use 幫手 or 照顧 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
