uk1 zou1屋租

Jyutpinguk1 zou1

Yaleūk jōu

名詞

Definition

Rent for a house, room, or apartment.

colloquialmoneyhome

How it's used

Refers specifically to the payment for residential property. While it is common to hear people talk about paying rent, the term is strictly tied to housing and should not be used for commercial spaces or equipment rentals.

Examples

ni1呢go3個jyut6月uk1屋zou1租gaau1交zo2咗mei6未aa4呀？

Have you paid this month's rent yet?

uk1屋zou1租hou2好gwai3貴，zan1真hai6係hou2好daai6大fu6負daam1擔。

The rent is very expensive, it is really a huge burden.

Common phrases

gaau1交uk1屋zou1租

to pay rent

gaa1加uk1屋zou1租

to raise the rent

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 租金, which is a more generic term for any kind of rent, including commercial or object rentals. 屋租 is exclusively for where you live.