gei3 suk1寄宿
Jyutpinggei3 suk1
Yalegei sūk
Definition
To board or lodge, especially at a school or a public place other than one's home.
neutralschoolhome
How it's used
Focuses on the state of living in a place that is not one's own home, often for school or work purposes. While it can apply to boarding schools, it is also frequently used to describe staying with relatives or friends for an extended period when circumstances prevent living with immediate family.
Examples
When he was young, he boarded at a relative's house.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 寄居, which often carries a nuance of being a guest or living temporarily in someone else's space without the formal institutional arrangement implied by 寄宿.
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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.
