lou6 jan4路人
Jyutpinglou6 jan4
Yalelouh yàhn
Definition
Pedestrian or passerby; a person walking on the street.
colloquialpeopleplaces
How it's used
Often used in a metaphorical sense to describe someone who is irrelevant or uninvolved in a situation. It implies a lack of connection to the speaker or the event being discussed, similar to the concept of a bystander. In online slang, it can also refer to someone who is not a fan of a particular celebrity or group.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Have you asked a passerby if they know where the toilet is?
Related words
Common phrases
an extra in a movie or a random, nameless person
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean a person you are walking with, as it strictly refers to strangers or people passing by. If you want to refer to someone you are walking with, use 朋友 or 同伴 instead.
Grammar color guide
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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.
