haai4 pou3鞋鋪鞋铺
Jyutpinghaai4 pou3
Yalehàaih pou
Definition
A shoe store or shoe repair shop.
colloquialshoppingplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to a physical retail store selling footwear or a small workshop for repairs. While modern malls often use the term 鞋店, local street level shops are frequently referred to as 鞋鋪. It carries a slightly more traditional or neighborhood feel compared to the more generic or upscale store labels.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
Do you know where there is a shoe repair shop?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鞋匠, which refers to the person who repairs shoes rather than the shop itself.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
