wan6 goek3運腳运脚
Jyutpingwan6 goek3
Yalewahn geuk
Definition
Transportation expense; shipping cost.
colloquialmoneytransport
How it's used
This term is specifically used for the cost of moving goods or items from one place to another, often implying manual labor or small-scale transport. It carries a more informal, practical nuance compared to the more formal 運費, which is standard in business invoices or official contracts. You will hear it most frequently when negotiating prices at local markets or furniture shops.
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bat1筆bātExamples
How much is the delivery fee for this piece of furniture?
The delivery fee is too expensive, I'd rather move it myself.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 腳骨力, which refers to the physical strength or stamina required to walk or travel. While both contain the character 腳, 運腳 is strictly about the financial cost of transport.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
