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坊 (fong1) — neighbourhood; community; urban subdivision in Cantonese

fongˉ¹坊
Mandarin Pinyin: fang1 fang2

Meaning of 坊

nounneighbourhood; community; urban subdivision
nounmemorial archway
nounworkshop; mill
noun(for fong1 and fang1)
noun(for fong2 and fang2)
nounlane; alley

Example Sentences with 坊

gwaanˉ¹關oi˗₃愛waiˍ₆惠kapˍ₆及gaaiˉ¹街fongˉ¹坊
Care benefits the neighbours.
paai˗₃派gaaiˉ¹街fongˉ¹坊laa3!喇！
Distribute to the neighbors!
ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋paai˗₃派gaaiˉ¹街fongˉ¹坊diˉ¹啲je5.嘢。
We are distributing things to the neighbors.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日paai˗₃派gaaiˉ¹街fong1.坊。
They distribute to neighbors all the time.
sung˗₃送laiˏ₅禮matˍ₆物paai˗₃派gaaiˉ¹街fong1.坊。
Give gifts to the neighbors.
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Words Containing 坊

牌坊paai4 fong1
memorial arch; (placename) Pai Fong
食坊sik6 fong1
food court
麵包坊min6 baau1 fong1
bakery [syn.]麵包店 [粵]麵包舖
累街坊leoi6 gaai1 fong1
to implicate one's neighbours (other people) in one's trouble
街坊街里gaai1 fong1 gaai1 lei5
neighbours
渣甸坊zaa1 din1 fong1
Jardine's Crescent - a crowded shopping street in HK
街坊gaai1 fong1
neighbourhood, neighborhood | [粵]: also related 隔籬鄰舍
朗豪坊long3 hou4 fong1
(noun) Langham Place, which is a mall in Mongkok, Hong Kong
蘭桂坊laan4 gwai3 fong1
A popular night-life area in Central, Hong Kong. The street Lan Kwai Fong is an L-shape with two ends joining with D'Aguilar Street (德己立街).
大三巴牌坊daai6 saam1 baa1 paai4 fong1
noun; Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau
派街坊paai3 gaai1 fong1
to give generously

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