政府屋

Chinese

		government; government; governmental	house; room
simp. and trad. (政府屋)		政府	屋

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ fu² uk¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ fu² uk¹
    • Yale: jing fú ūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ fu² uk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ fu² ug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ fuː³⁵ ʊk̚⁵/

Noun

政府屋

1. (Cantonese) public housing
   • 2009 January 29, “英国的稻草环保政府屋”, in BBC 英伦网‎^[1]:

     當地政府說，蓋政府屋（council house）用稻草作建築材料，既降低造價，又可降低能源消耗，有利環保。 [MSC, trad.]
     当地政府说，盖政府屋（council house）用稻草作建筑材料，既降低造价，又可降低能源消耗，有利环保。 [MSC, simp.]

     Dāngdì zhèngfǔ shuō, gài zhèngfǔwū (council house) yòng dàocǎo zuò jiànzhù cáiliào, jì jiàngdī zàojià, yòu kě jiàngdī néngyuán xiāohào, yǒulì huánbǎo. [Pinyin]

     The local government says that using straw as a building material for council houses not only reduces construction costs but also lowers energy consumption, benefitting the environment.

   • 2023 June 26, 光明日報:

     弱勢一家三口不獲續租　沈志強助他們入住政府屋 [MSC, trad.]
     弱势一家三口不获续租　沈志强助他们入住政府屋 [MSC, simp.]

     ruòshì yījiā sānkǒu bùhuò xùzū, Shěn Zhìqiáng zhù tāmen rùzhù zhèngfǔwū [Pinyin]

     A disadvantaged family of three, unable to renew their lease, were assisted by Steven Sim in moving into public housing.

   • 2023 June 29, “追直擊．英國置業陷阱（二之二）｜地產代理劈價放售 管理費每年£1261 苦主扯火：點解可以放出嚟賣？”, in 追新聞 [The Chaser]‎^[2]:

     打對面的政府屋目前收容了來自保加利亞、非洲等地難民，入夜後十分嘈吵 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     打对面的政府屋目前收容了来自保加利亚、非洲等地难民，入夜后十分嘈吵 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     daa² deoi³ min⁶ dik¹ zing³ fu² uk¹ muk⁶ cin⁴ sau¹ jung⁴ liu⁵ loi⁴ zi⁶ bou² gaa¹ lei⁶ aa³, fei¹ zau¹ dang² dei⁶ naan⁶ man⁴, jap⁶ je⁶ hau⁶ sap⁶ fan¹ cou⁴ caau² [Jyutping]

     The public housing across the street currently accommodates refugees from Bulgaria, Africa, and other regions, becoming very noisy at night.

Related terms

• 政府厝