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Definition
A house, home, or residence, typically a large one.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or written contexts to refer to someone's home, often implying a degree of prestige or status. It is rarely used in casual daily speech to describe one's own house, where terms like 屋企 are standard. You will mostly encounter it on formal invitations, signboards, or when referring to prominent family estates.
Examples
This is the Lee residence, don't just wander in.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe your own home in conversation, as it sounds overly formal and pretentious. It is strictly a term used to refer to someone else's residence, typically in a respectful or formal manner.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
