jat1 bou6 fan6一部份

Jyutpingjat1 bou6 fan6

Yaleyāt bouh fahn

Common

Definition

A part, portion, or section of a larger whole.

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How it's used

Use this term when referring to a portion or a segment of a larger whole. It is frequently used in both formal and informal contexts to describe quantities or abstract concepts that are not complete. When speaking, it is common to omit the measure word or use it as a standalone noun phrase.

Examples

ni1呢di1啲cin2錢zi2只hai6係kei4其zung1中jat1一bou6部fan6份。

This money is only a part of it.

nei5你zou6做zo2咗jat1一bou6部fan6份mei6未aa4呀？

Have you done a part of it yet?

Common phrases

kei4其zung1中jat1一bou6部fan6份

one part of it

zim3佔jat1一bou6部fan6份

accounts for a part

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 部分 as a direct translation for all instances of part, but in Cantonese, it is specifically used for countable or measurable portions. For physical parts of an object, such as a car or a machine, use 零件 instead.