mou4 jan3 loeng4 ban2無印良品无印良品
Jyutpingmou4 jan3 loeng4 ban2
Yalemòuh yan lèuhng bán
Definition
Muji; the Japanese retail company known for its minimalist design and household goods.
colloquialshopping
How it's used
Pronunciation in Hong Kong follows the Japanese reading of the characters rather than the Cantonese ones. Locals almost exclusively refer to the brand by its English name Muji, so using the full four character name can sound slightly formal or like you are reading a sign. It is treated as a proper noun and functions as a location or a source for goods.
Examples
I am going to Muji later to buy some stationery.
Do you like the clothes from Muji?
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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.
