lou4 zou3爐灶炉灶
Jyutpinglou4 zou3
Yalelòuh jou
Definition
Kitchen range or stove.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical cooking appliance rather than the entire kitchen area. While 爐灶 is the standard term for the stove itself, people often use 灶頭 to refer to the stove or the area around it in a more casual, domestic context. It is common to hear it used when discussing kitchen renovations or appliance maintenance.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
The stove hasn't been cleaned for a long time.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 廚房, which refers to the entire kitchen room. Using 爐灶 to mean the whole kitchen will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
