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Definition
An auction house.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to professional institutions that conduct public sales of high value items like art, jewelry, or real estate. While the term is standard, it is most frequently encountered in news reports or discussions regarding luxury investments rather than everyday casual conversation.
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gaan1間gānExamples
This antique was bought back from an auction house.
Do you know which auction house is the most famous?
Related words
Common phrases
large scale auction house
international auction house
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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.
