sau1 zou1收租
Jyutpingsau1 zou1
Yalesāu jōu
Definition
To collect rent, usually from a tenant for real estate properties.
colloquialmoneywork
How it's used
This term is specifically associated with the act of gathering money from tenants for property. It carries a slightly passive or wealthy connotation, often implying that the person is a landlord who relies on rental income. It is rarely used for other types of collections, such as collecting debts or fees.
Examples
When are you going to collect the rent?
Related words
Common phrases
landlord (often used colloquially or slightly mockingly)
to collect rental money
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 攞錢, which is a general term for taking money. Using 收租 for any random collection of money will sound confusing or overly formal in a way that suggests you own the property.
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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.
