soeng1 coeng4商場商场
Jyutpingsoeng1 coeng4
Yalesēung chèuhng
Definition
Shopping mall or department store; also the business world or market.
- shopping mall, shopping arcade, or department store
- the business world; the market or business circle
colloquialshoppingplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to indoor, climate-controlled shopping complexes that are central to Hong Kong social life. It is common to use the English loanword "mall" in casual speech, but 商場 remains the standard term for written signs and formal directions. Unlike smaller street-level shops, these are often destinations for dining and cinema-going rather than just retail.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
This mall is so huge, I can't finish walking through it no matter how long I try.
Which mall are you waiting for me at?
Related words
Common phrases
to go window shopping or hang out at a mall
mall security guard
Common mistake
Avoid using 商店 to refer to the entire building, as 商店 specifically means a single shop or store. While 購物中心 is understood, it sounds more like a translation from Mandarin and is less natural than 商場 in daily Hong Kong Cantonese.
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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.
