gun2館馆
Jyutpinggun2
Yalegún
Definition
Accommodation; a place for travellers to rest and stay.
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How it's used
As a morpheme, this character rarely stands alone in modern Cantonese to mean accommodation. It is almost exclusively found in compound words like 旅館 or 賓館 to denote a place for temporary lodging. While it implies a place for rest, it carries a slightly more traditional or formal nuance compared to the common loanword 酒店.
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gaan1間gānExamples
The hotel is very old, let's change to another one.
Do you know if there is any accommodation nearby where I can stay for a night?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 餐廳 or 飯館, which use the same character but refer to dining establishments rather than lodging. Always look for the context of staying overnight to ensure you are using it in the sense of accommodation.
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