mau5畝亩

Jyutpingmau5

Yalemáuh

量詞

Definition

Mu; a traditional Chinese unit of land area equal to approximately 0.067 hectares.

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How it's used

This unit is primarily used in agricultural or historical contexts rather than modern urban real estate. While it remains a standard measurement for farmland in rural areas, it is rarely encountered in daily city life in Hong Kong where square feet or square meters are the norm.

Examples

le1呢faai3塊dei6地jau5有sing4成aa6十mau5畝gam3咁daai6大aa4呀。

This piece of land is as large as ten mu.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知nei1呢dou6度jau5有gei2幾do1多mau5畝tin4田le1呢？

Do you know how many mu of fields are here?

Common phrases

gei2幾mau5畝tin4田

a few mu of fields

aa6十mau5畝dei6地

ten mu of land

Common mistake

Avoid confusing this with the English word acre, as a mu is significantly smaller than an acre. It is strictly a traditional unit of area and should not be used to describe the floor area of apartments or commercial buildings.