tiu3 lau4 gaa3跳樓價跳楼价
Jyutpingtiu3 lau4 gaa3
Yaletiu làuh ga
Definition
Rock-bottom price; a heavily discounted price during a massive clearance sale.
colloquialmoneyshopping
How it's used
Literally referring to jumping off a building, this term implies that the price has been slashed so drastically that the merchant is essentially committing financial suicide. It is almost exclusively used in marketing and advertising to create a sense of extreme urgency. You will often see it plastered on signs in store windows or shouted by street vendors to attract bargain hunters.
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go3個goExamples
Is that big sale you saw actually such a good deal?
Related words
Common phrases
massive clearance sale
Common mistake
Do not use this term in serious or professional contexts as it is highly informal and sensationalist. Because it references suicide, it can sound insensitive or overly dramatic if used to describe a minor discount.
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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.
