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Jyutpinghaang4 gung1 si1
Yalehàahng gūng sī
Definition
To go shopping or window-shop; to browse around retail stores.
colloquialshoppingdaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of browsing or wandering through a shopping mall or department store, often without a concrete plan to purchase anything. It captures the leisurely pace of the activity, distinguishing it from the more goal oriented task of going to a specific shop to buy a specific item.
Examples
It is a holiday today, why don't we go window shopping together?
You are always browsing shops, did you buy anything you like?
Related words
Common phrases
to browse the shops for a bit
to go window shopping
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal translation of walking into a company office, which would be completely nonsensical in a social context.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
