lou5 jan4 jyun2老人院
Jyutpinglou5 jan4 jyun2
Yalelóuh yàhn yún
Definition
Home for the elderly; a residential care home providing accommodation and care for senior citizens.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to residential care facilities for the elderly. While it is the standard term, some families may prefer to use the more modern and polite term 安老院 to avoid the bluntness associated with the word 老人.
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gaan1間gānExamples
The nursing home his father is staying in is very expensive.
Are you planning to send him to a nursing home?
Related words
Common phrases
to send someone to a nursing home
to live in a nursing home
Common mistake
Avoid using this term directly when speaking to someone about their own parents, as it can sound insensitive or imply a lack of filial piety.
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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.
