paau3 fong3炮房
Jyutpingpaau3 fong3
Yalepaau fong
Definition
A room for having casual sex, usually in a cheap hourly hotel.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong, derogatory connotation and is used to describe spaces associated with casual sexual encounters. It is specifically linked to the culture of hourly hotels, or 時鐘酒店, which are often viewed with a sense of seediness. Using this word implies a lack of respect for the location or the people involved.
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They went to a hourly hotel to rent a room for sex.
The environment of this room is so bad, it is basically just a room for casual sex.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 炮台, which refers to a military artillery battery. Using 炮房 in a formal or polite setting will cause significant offense due to its vulgar nature.
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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.
