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  haak3   jyutping
  ke4   pinyin
[1] [n] guest; visitor | [antonym]
[2] [n] customer; passenger; traveller
[3] [n] stranger; non-native; foreigner
[4] [n] person engaged in some particular pursuit
[5] [classifier] [] helping; portion

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: classifier
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Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 16700 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th May 2015 02:53

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detail  lau4 haak3  liu2 ke4 = to ask a guest to stay; to detain a guest
detail  haak3 hei3  ke4 qi4 = polite; politeness
detail  zok3 haak3  zuo4 ke4 = sojourn; visit a relative or friend
detail  suk6 haak3  shu2 ke4 = regular customer
detail  zyu6 haak3  zhu4 ke4 = tenant, resident; (hotel) guest
detail  haak3 ce1  ke4 che1 = coach; bus; passenger train
detail  haak3 zai2  ke4 zai3 = customer; client
detail  bat1 haak3 hei3  bu2 ke4 qi4 = no need to be so polite; don't mention it
detail 使  m4 sai2 haak3 hei3   = no need to be so polite; don't mention it
detail  jan4 haak3   = a guest; guests
See all 130 compounds (CantoDict reports 135 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 客
detail 佢哋遊客
They're tourists.
detail audio 對待顧客要有禮貌
be polite to customers
detail 客戶核實身份
Verify status with the customer
detail 噚晚我哋屋企一個不速之客
We had an uninvited guest over at my house last night.
detail 便唔使客氣
It's nothing much, there's no need to stand on ceremony.
detail 呢度住客穿著禮服為主顯赫
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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