gung1 gaa3公價公价
Jyutpinggung1 gaa3
Yalegūng ga
Definition
Standard price; the market-wide retail price that most merchants charge.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
Refers to a fixed price set by a manufacturer or a market standard that retailers are expected to follow. It implies that the price is transparent and non negotiable, often used to shut down attempts at haggling in retail settings. Unlike a sale price, it represents the baseline value that consumers generally accept as fair.
Examples
This watch has an official price, it costs the same wherever you buy it.
Stop bargaining, this is already the standard price.
Related words
Common phrases
goods sold at a fixed price
to follow the official price
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a discount or a bargain. Using it to describe a price that is currently on sale is incorrect, as it specifically denotes the standard, non discounted rate.
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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.
