leon4 se3鄰舍邻舍
Jyutpingleon4 se3
Yalelèuhn se
Definition
Neighbor; people living nearby or next door.
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How it's used
While 鄰舍 is the standard term for neighbor, it often carries a slightly more formal or collective nuance compared to the more common colloquial term 街坊. You will frequently hear 街坊 used when referring to people living in the same building or neighborhood, especially in older districts or public housing estates. 鄰舍 is more likely to appear in formal writing or when discussing the concept of neighborhood relations.
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I have a pretty good relationship with my neighbors.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 鄰舍 with 隔籬, but 隔籬 is a preposition or adverb meaning next door or adjacent, whereas 鄰舍 is a noun referring to the person. Avoid saying 佢係我隔籬, which would sound like saying he is my next door, instead of he is my neighbor.
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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.
