min6 baau1 pou3麵包舖面包铺
Jyutpingmin6 baau1 pou3
Yalemihn bāau pou
Definition
Bakery; a shop where bread, cakes, and pastries are baked and sold.
colloquialfoodplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to a local, often small-scale bakery that sells traditional Hong Kong style buns like cocktail buns or pineapple buns. It is distinct from fancy, modern patisseries or cake shops, which are usually called 餅店. People often use the classifier 間 when referring to these shops.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
The bakery downstairs has closed down.
Please buy me a pineapple bun when you pass by the bakery.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 餅店, which implies a shop focusing more on cakes, cookies, or wedding pastries rather than everyday bread.
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Grammar guides
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- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
