pou1 goi3鋪蓋铺盖
Jyutpingpou1 goi3
Yalepōu goi
Definition
Bedding or bedclothes.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the collection of items used for sleeping, such as quilts, blankets, and pillows. It carries a slightly old-fashioned or rustic feel compared to modern terms like 被鋪. It is often used to describe the entire bundle of bedding one might carry when moving or traveling.
Measure word
tou3套touExamples
The weather is getting colder, remember to take out the bedding.
Related words
Common phrases
to pack up one's bedding
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term 鋪蓋, which can also mean a person's entire worldly possessions or luggage in a metaphorical sense; in Cantonese, it is almost exclusively used for actual bedding.
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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.
