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cypress; cedar; surname
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language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
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(柏文)
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柏
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文
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Etymology
Borrowed from English apartment.
Pronunciation
Noun
柏文
- (Cantonese, chiefly Canada, US) apartment
歡迎來本公司面談：因本公司常有新屋、舊屋、旅舘、柏文、餐館、雜貨、及各種生意出售。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
欢迎来本公司面谈：因本公司常有新屋、旧屋、旅馆、柏文、餐馆、杂货、及各种生意出售。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- From: 1960 June 3, advertisement by Pathay Realty Limited, in The Chinese Times, page 8
- fun1 jing4 loi4 bun2 gung1 si1 min6 taam4: jan1 bun2 gung1 si1 soeng4 jau5 san1 uk1, gau6 uk1, leoi5 gun2, paak3 man4, caan1 gun2, zaap6 fo3, kap6 gok3 zung2 saang1 ji3 ceot1 sau6.
- You are welcome to come to our office to talk: because our company always has new houses, old houses, hotels, apartments, restaurants, groceries, and various businesses for sale.
他們租住柏文住宅大樓，有兩房一廳一浴室。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
他们租住柏文住宅大楼，有两房一厅一浴室。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- From: 2011, 薛迪鈞, 明月幾見常圓, page 168
- taa1 mun4 zou1 zyu6 paak3 man4 zyu6 zaak6-2 daai6 lau4, jau5 loeng5 fong4-2 jat1 teng1 jat1 juk6 sat1.
- They are renting an apartment in a large residential building, which has two rooms, a living room and a bathroom.
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