geoi1 sat1居室
Jyutpinggeoi1 sat1
Yalegēui sāt
Definition
A room, house, or home for living.
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How it's used
Literary and formal in tone, this term is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It is mostly found in written descriptions of property, interior design articles, or formal literature to describe a person's living quarters. Using it in a casual chat about where you live will sound overly poetic or stiff.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
Their living space is decorated very nicely.
Do you think this living space is big enough?
Related words
Common phrases
simple and clean living space
comfortable living space
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to your own home in casual settings, as it sounds like you are reading from a real estate brochure. Use 屋企 or 屋 instead for everyday speech.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
