jik6 sau2易手
Jyutpingjik6 sau2
Yaleyihk sáu
Definition
To change hands; to be sold to a new owner.
colloquialmoneywork
How it's used
Used primarily in business and real estate contexts to describe the transfer of ownership from one party to another. It carries a slightly formal or professional tone, often appearing in news reports or property market updates. While it literally means changing hands, it is rarely used for small personal items like a pen or a phone.
Examples
This shop already changed hands last month.
I heard that building is about to change hands, is it true?
Related words
Common phrases
successfully changed hands
changed hands at a high price
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual exchanges of objects between people, as it implies a formal transaction or change in legal ownership rather than just passing something to someone else.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
