soeng6 sau2上手
Jyutpingsoeng6 sau2
Yaleseuhng sáu
Definition
The previous owner or the person previously in charge of something.
colloquialpeoplework
How it's used
Refers specifically to the person who held a position or owned an item immediately before the current one. It is commonly used in property transactions, rental agreements, and workplace handovers to distinguish the predecessor from the current occupant or manager.
Examples
The previous owner of this house renovated it very nicely.
Do you know where the previous person in charge went?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 上手 as a verb meaning to get the hang of something or to start working on a task, which is a completely different usage.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
