seoi6 fong2睡房

Jyutpingseoi6 fong2

Yaleseuih fóng

名詞Common

Definition

Bedroom; a room used for sleeping and resting.

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How it's used

While 睡房 is perfectly understood, most Cantonese speakers prefer using 房 or 睡房 to refer to the room for sleeping. In casual conversation, people often simply say 房 when the context of the house is clear, as it is the most common room mentioned. Using 睡房 sounds slightly more descriptive or formal, similar to how one might specify "master bedroom" or "guest room" in English.

Measure word

gaan1間gān

Examples

nei5你gaan1間seoi6睡fong2房hou2好ci5似daai6大gwo3過ngo5我go2嗰gaan1間wo5喎。

Your bedroom seems bigger than mine.

keoi5佢seng4成jat6日dou1都nei1匿喺hai2睡seoi6房fong2唔m4出ceot1嚟。

He is always hiding in the bedroom and won't come out.

Common phrases

zyu2主seoi6睡fong2房

master bedroom

sai3細seoi6睡fong2房

small bedroom

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use 房 to mean "house" or "apartment" because of the character's appearance in compound words, but 房 specifically refers to a single room within a larger living space.