街坊

Mandarin · pinyin jiē fāng

Meanings

  1. neighborhood
  2. neighbor
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街
jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
坊
fāng · neighborhood, urban subdivision; (J) priest's residence; (Buddhist) priest; boy
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1–1 · jie1 fang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai1 fong1

Cantonese word readings for 街坊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gaai1 fong1

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noun

  1. neighbour; neighbourhood
  2. block

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