gaa1 geoi1家居
Jyutpinggaa1 geoi1
Yalegā gēui
Definition
Home or household; a place where one lives, as opposed to business and public venues.
neutralhomeshopping
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the living space or the domestic sphere rather than the physical structure of a house. It is frequently used in commercial contexts to distinguish products intended for private residential use from those designed for industrial or office settings. Unlike 屋企 which refers to the home as a place of belonging, this term carries a more formal or functional connotation related to lifestyle and interior design.
Examples
This shop specializes in selling household items.
How do you like to decorate your home environment?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to your own home in casual conversation, as it sounds like a catalog category or a professional design term. Use 屋企 when talking about where you live or where you are going.
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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.



