gaa1 fong2家訪家访
Jyutpinggaa1 fong2
Yalegā fóng
Definition
To pay a home visit, especially one conducted by a teacher or social worker.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on professional or institutional visits rather than casual social calls. It often carries a slight sense of formality or concern, as these visits are usually prompted by a need to check on a student's home environment or a client's living situation.
Examples
The social worker has to do a home visit today and cannot see you.
Related words
Common phrases
to conduct a home visit
to arrange a home visit
Common mistake
Avoid using this for visiting friends or relatives, as that would be 探訪 or 去人哋屋企玩. Using it for casual social visits makes it sound like you are conducting an official investigation.
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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.
