lou6 min6路面
Jyutpinglou6 min6
Yalelouh mihn
Definition
Road surface; pavement.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical top layer of a road or street, rather than the road as a whole entity. It is commonly used in traffic reports or when describing road conditions like potholes or slipperiness. While it can technically refer to sidewalks, people usually use 人行道 or 行人路 for pedestrian areas.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
The road surface is very slippery after the rain, walk carefully.
The surface of this road is uneven, it is hard to ride a bicycle.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 馬路, which refers to the entire road including the space for vehicles. Using 路面 when you mean the entire street can sound overly technical or focused only on the ground material.
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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.
