儲存
cyu5 cyun4
The Cantonese word for storage is 儲存 (cyu5 cyun4).
儲存 is a noun used to refer to the place where things are kept. For example, you can use it when discussing seed storage centers or industrial containers used to store gases and liquids.
Meaning: place (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
cyu5 cyun4
Did you know?
- In Hong Kong, due to extreme space shortages, 'storage' is often discussed via 迷你倉 (mini-storages), a specific industry of small lockers that has become a cultural symbol of urban density.
- Cantonese has a specific term 儲錢 (cyu5 cin2) which uses the first character of 儲存 to mean 'saving money', treating money as something to be stored like a physical commodity.
- While 儲存 is the formal term for 'storage', Cantonese speakers often use the word 倉 (cong1) to describe a storage room or warehouse, which literally means 'granary'.
Examples in context
- 我需要一個儲物空間。I need a storage space.
- 你知唔知有冇地方收納多啲物品？Do you know if there's a place to store more items?
Example conversation
Meiling and Kam Ming are organizing their home.
- 美玲 Mei Ling我哋唔夠儲存位置放啲舊衫。ngo dei m gau cou cyun wai zi fong di gau saam.We don't have enough storage space for the old clothes.
- 家明 Ka Ming不如我哋買個大啲嘅儲存箱？bat jyu ngo dei maai go da di ge cou cyun hong?How about we buy a larger storage box?
- 美玲 Mei Ling好主意，但係要睇下邊度有位。hou zyu ji, daan si jiu tai ha bin dou jau wai.Good idea, but we need to see where there is room.
- 家明 Ka Ming我可以將佢放喺床底。ngo ho ji zoeng keo fong hai cong dai.I can put it under the bed.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
