街坊

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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街坊

  1. neighbour; neighbourhood
  2. block

Usage notes

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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.

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  • English: kaifong