屋企

wūqǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 home
  2. 2 family (Cantonese, = 家)

Examples

Wǒ fǎn wūqǐ la.
I'm heading home. (Cantonese: ngo5 faan1 uk1 kei2 laa3)
Wūqǐ rén dōu hǎo ma?
Is the family doing well? (Cantonese)
屋企
Xì wūqǐ dì xì.
Watching a movie at home. (Cantonese)

Tips

culture
Cantonese uk1 kei2 — the everyday word for 'home' in HK and Guangdong, exactly where a Mandarin speaker would say . (kei2) here is an old Yue reading meaning 'dwelling place / residence', preserved in Cantonese but lost in Mandarin (where means 'to stand on tiptoe').
usage
屋企 (faan1 uk1 kei2) 'go home' and 屋企 (uk1 kei2 jan4) 'family members' are the two phrases you'll hear constantly. Instantly marks a speaker as Cantonese-first.

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