街坊

Chinese

street subdivision of a city
simp. and trad.
(街坊)
街 坊

Pronunciation


Noun

街坊

  1. neighbour; neighbourhood

Usage notes

In Cantonese, 隔籬鄰舍/隔篱邻舍 usually refers to the immediate next-door neighbours, while 街坊 is a more general term referring to everyone who lives in the same neighbourhood. Compare to the difference between 厝邊/厝边 and 厝邊頭尾/厝边头尾 in Hokkien and Teochew.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 街里街坊
  • 街坊裝/街坊装
  • 街坊鄰居/街坊邻居
  • 街坊鄰舍/街坊邻舍

Descendants

  • → English: kaifong
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