ji1 mou2 gaan1衣帽間衣帽间
Jyutpingji1 mou2 gaan1
Yaleyī móu gāan
Definition
A cloakroom, walk-in closet, or locker room.
- A room or walk-in closet in a home for storing clothes and changing
- A public cloakroom for customers to store clothes and luggage
- A public locker room or changing room, often at sports venues
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a dedicated space for clothes and changing, whether it is a walk-in closet in a private home or a facility in a public venue. In a residential context, it implies a walk-in style closet rather than just a standard wardrobe. When used for public facilities like gyms or pools, it is often interchangeable with the concept of a changing room.
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The walk-in closet in my house is big enough to store many clothes.
Do you know where the locker room at the swimming pool is?
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Common phrases
large walk-in closet
public cloakroom
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 衫櫃, which refers specifically to a standalone piece of furniture like a wardrobe or cupboard. 衣帽間 implies a room or a walk-in space, not a piece of furniture.
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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.
