pei4 pou4皮袍
Jyutpingpei4 pou4
Yalepèih pòuh
Definition
A fur robe or fur coat.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to a traditional style of garment lined with fur or animal skin, rather than a modern leather jacket. It carries a slightly old-fashioned or formal connotation, often associated with winter clothing from a bygone era or period dramas. Modern speakers would typically use 皮褸 for a standard leather jacket.
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gin2件gínExamples
He really likes wearing that fur-lined jacket in winter.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 皮褸, which is the standard term for a modern leather jacket. Using 皮袍 to describe a contemporary biker or fashion jacket will sound archaic or confusing to native speakers.
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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.
