mun4 gam3門禁门禁
Jyutpingmun4 gam3
Yalemùhn gam
Definition
Curfew; a rule requiring someone to be home by a certain time.
colloquialfamilyhome
How it's used
Refers specifically to the time one must be home by, often imposed by parents or guardians. While it can apply to formal settings like dormitories, it is most frequently used in the context of family rules for teenagers or young adults.
Examples
What time is your curfew tonight?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the general concept of a government-imposed lockdown or curfew, which is usually referred to as 宵禁. Using 門禁 for a city-wide restriction sounds unnatural.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
