jat1 檔:dong2一檔一档
Jyutpingjat1 檔:dong2
Yaleyāt 檔:dóng
Definition
Classifier for stalls or business operations.
colloquialshoppingplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to small, often temporary or open-air stalls rather than large, permanent shops. It is frequently used for street vendors, market stalls, or hawkers where the merchant operates from a fixed spot but without a full storefront. The term carries a sense of informality and is deeply associated with local wet markets and night markets.
Measure word
dong2檔dóngExamples
Which stall do you usually like to go to for groceries?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for large retail stores or chain shops, as it implies a much smaller, more humble scale of business. For a proper shop with a door and walls, use 間 instead.
Grammar color guide
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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.
