gai1 lung4雞籠鸡笼
Jyutpinggai1 lung4
Yalegāi lùhng
Definition
Chicken coop; a cage or enclosure for keeping chickens.
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How it's used
Beyond its literal meaning, this term is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a cramped or poorly ventilated living space. It carries a sense of being confined or crowded, similar to the way chickens are packed together. In rural areas or traditional wet markets, it remains a common practical term for housing poultry.
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This chicken coop is very old, we need to replace it with a new one.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
