hau6 jyun2後院后院
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Definition
Backyard; a yard or garden at the back of a house.
colloquialhomeplaces
How it's used
While 後院 is perfectly understood, native speakers in Hong Kong frequently prefer the term 後園 when referring to a residential garden space. The distinction is subtle, but 後園 often carries a slightly more domestic or cozy connotation compared to the more structural or functional feel of 後院.
Measure word
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Related words
Common phrases
backyard barbecue
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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.
