wu6戶户
Jyutpingwu6
Yalewuh
Definition
A household or family.
neutralpeopleplaces
How it's used
Use this term primarily when discussing housing, census data, or utility billing where the focus is on the unit of residence rather than the people themselves. It functions as a formal classifier for households, making it sound more administrative than referring to a family as 屋企人.
Examples
That household of theirs moved to the New Territories to live.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to a family unit in a social or emotional context, as it sounds cold and bureaucratic. Use 屋企人 or 家庭 when talking about the people within the home.
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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.
