pou1舖
Jyutpingpou1
Yalepōu
Definition
A shop, store, or retail outlet where goods or services are sold.
colloquialshoppingplaces
How it's used
While 舖 refers to the physical space of a business, it is almost always used in the compound 舖頭 in spoken Cantonese to refer to a shop. Using the single character 舖 alone as a noun is rare in casual speech and often sounds like a suffix or part of a specific trade name. It is common to hear people refer to their workplace simply as 舖頭 regardless of the specific type of business.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Do you know where there is a shop open?
Related words
Common phrases
shop
to open a shop for business
a shop that is going out of business
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 舖 with 鋪, which is a verb meaning to spread or pave. Although they are often written interchangeably in casual text, 舖 is the correct character for a shop, while 鋪 is for the action of laying something out.
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Grammar guides
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- Modal verbsHow to say can, will, may, should, must, and want. The core modal verbs of Cantonese and the differences that trip up beginners.
