gyun2 zaap6捲閘卷闸
Jyutpinggyun2 zaap6
Yalegyún jaahp
Definition
Roller shutter; a roller gate that opens and closes by rolling up and down.
colloquialplacesdaily actions
How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used for the metal shutters found on traditional street-level shops in Hong Kong. While modern shopping malls often use glass doors, the term remains iconic for the older, noisy metal gates that are manually pulled down at night. It is common to use the verb 落 to describe the action of pulling the gate down to close a shop.
Measure word
dou6道douhExamples
The shop's roller gate is broken, I can't open it.
Have you pulled down the roller gate yet? Remember to lock the door.
Related words
Common phrases
to pull down the roller gate
to pull the roller gate
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a standard door or gate, as it specifically refers to the metal shutter mechanism that rolls up into a housing box above the entrance.
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