siu2 jip6 zyu2小業主小业主
Jyutpingsiu2 jip6 zyu2
Yalesíu yihp jyú
Definition
A small property owner or individual landlord.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to individuals who own a single residential or commercial unit within a larger building or estate. It is frequently used in the context of building management, owners' corporations, and disputes over communal maintenance fees. The term carries a sense of being a smaller, individual stakeholder compared to large property developers or corporate landlords.
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Many small property owners here are very worried about the maintenance costs.
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Common phrases
small property owner representative
general meeting of small property owners
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a small business owner, which is usually referred to as 小商戶 or 老闆. This term is strictly tied to real estate ownership.
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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.
