zou2 uk1祖屋
Jyutpingzou2 uk1
Yalejóu ūk
Definition
Ancestral home; a house left behind by one's ancestors.
colloquialfamilyplaces
How it's used
Carries a strong sense of heritage and family roots, often implying a property passed down through multiple generations. It is frequently used in the context of ancestral villages in the New Territories or mainland China, rather than urban apartments in the city center.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
When I was little, I often went back to the ancestral house in the countryside to play.
Related words
Common phrases
renovate the ancestral house
inherit the ancestral house
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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.
