zi6 hou6字號字号
Jyutpingzi6 hou6
Yalejih houh
Definition
The name of a shop or store.
neutralwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to the brand or trade name of a business, often implying a sense of heritage or established reputation. It is most frequently encountered in the compound 老字號, which denotes a long-standing, trusted establishment. Using it for a generic or new shop sounds unnatural, as it carries a connotation of history and reliability.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
This is a shop with several decades of history.
Do you know where this shop has its branches?
Related words
Common phrases
long-established shop
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to a person's name or a generic shop name, as it specifically highlights the commercial brand identity and its legacy.
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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.
