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屋企
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house, home Level: 1 Google Frequency: 229,000 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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This word was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:屋 uk1 - house企 kei5 kei5*2 hei3 - [v] hope; stand on tiptoe 5 compounds containing this word:返屋企 - return home; go home屋企人 - family; member of family 掛住屋企 - miss home 屋企餸 - home-made dishes 我屋企側近有樖好大嘅柳樹 - there's a large willow tree next to my house |
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Showing 10 of 20 examples containing 屋企 I'm going home today. [the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅. Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation.] |
: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).