lung4 nguk1籠屋笼屋
Jyutpinglung4 nguk1
Yalelùhng ngūk
Definition
Cage home; a cramped bedspace dwelling enclosed by wire mesh.
colloquialplacespeople
How it's used
This term refers to a specific type of subdivided housing where a bed space is enclosed by a wire mesh cage for security and privacy. It carries a strong social connotation regarding poverty and the city's housing crisis. While the physical structures are less common today than in previous decades, the term remains a powerful symbol of urban inequality.
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gaan1間gānExamples
He lives in a cage home, the environment is really poor.
Do you know how many cage homes are still left in Hong Kong?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
