jan4 haak3人客

Jyutpingjan4 haak3

Yaleyàhn haak

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Guest, visitor, or customer.

guest or visitor
customer or potential customer

colloquialpeoplework

How it's used

While often used interchangeably with 客人, this term carries a slightly more traditional or service oriented nuance. It is frequently heard in the context of retail or restaurant settings where the focus is on the act of serving or hosting. Using it can sound a bit more polite or formal than simply saying 客人.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

gam1今jat6日pou3舖tau2頭hou2好do1多jan4人haak3客aa4呀。

There are many customers in the shop today.

nei5你faai3快di1啲heoi3去ziu1招fu1呼go2嗰wai6位jan4人haak3客laa1啦。

Go and attend to that customer quickly.

Common phrases

ziu1招fu1呼jan4人haak3客

to serve customers

jan4人haak3客do1多do1多

lots of customers

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 人客 as used in some other dialects where it might specifically mean a guest staying at a home. In Hong Kong, it is heavily skewed towards the commercial sense of a customer.