gon1 zeng6 kei5 lei5乾淨企理干净企理
Jyutpinggon1 zeng6 kei5 lei5
Yalegōn jehng kéih léih
Definition
Clean and neat; tidy and well-organized.
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How it's used
This four-character phrase is a staple in real estate and hospitality, often used to describe a space that is not just clean, but also well-organized and orderly. It carries a positive connotation of being well-maintained and professional. Unlike simple words for clean, this phrase emphasizes the systematic arrangement of items within a space.
Examples
This house is renovated very cleanly and neatly.
Tidy up your room and make it cleaner and neater.
Related words
Common phrases
the place is clean and tidy
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person's physical appearance, as it is strictly reserved for environments, rooms, or objects. For a person, use terms like 整齊 instead.
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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.
