gaak3 leon4隔鄰隔邻
Jyutpinggaak3 leon4
Yalegaak lèuhn
Definition
Next door, adjacent, or nearby.
colloquialplacespeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to the immediate neighbor or adjacent unit, often used when discussing people living in the same building or shops on the same street. It carries a sense of physical proximity that feels more personal than the generic term 隔離, which can also mean quarantine or isolation. When referring to people, it is common to add 嗰位 or 嗰間 to specify the exact unit or person being discussed.
Examples
The shop next door has closed down.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid confusing 隔鄰 with 隔離. While they sound similar, 隔離 is widely used to mean quarantine or to be separated from something, whereas 隔鄰 is strictly for spatial adjacency.
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