leot6 si1 lau4律師樓律师楼
Jyutpingleot6 si1 lau4
Yaleleuht sī làuh
Definition
A law firm or attorney's office where legal services are provided and documents are signed.
colloquialworkplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical office space where lawyers work. Unlike the formal term 律師事務所 commonly used in written Chinese or Mandarin, this compound is the standard way to refer to the workplace in daily spoken Cantonese. It is frequently used when discussing legal procedures like property transactions or signing official documents.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Are you free to go to the law firm to sign tomorrow?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the profession itself, which is simply 律師. Using 律師樓 to refer to a person is incorrect.
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Grammar guides
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