How to Say "Wall" in Cantonese

牆

coeng4

In Cantonese, the word for "wall" is 牆 (coeng4).

The term 牆 is used to refer to a substantial structure that acts as a side or a division within a building.

Meaning: substantial structure acting as side or division in a building (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is coeng4.

The character 牆 consists of a 'soil' radical on the left, reflecting the historical reality that most walls in early Chinese architecture were made of rammed earth.
While 牆 refers to a structural wall, the term 面 (min6), which also means 'face', is often used in architectural contexts to describe a vertical surface or a wall-like plane.
The term 牆 is used in the expression 牆角 'corner of a wall', which in certain contexts can refer to a secret or hidden location where people gossip.

架車撞咗埋牆。
The car hit a wall.
This sentence shows how to describe a car hitting a 牆.
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唔好挨埋埲牆度。
Don't lean against the wall.
This sentence is useful for telling someone not to lean against a 牆.
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架車撞咗埋埲牆度。
The car crashed into the wall.
This sentence describes a car crashing into a 牆.
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增加室內牆的隔音效果。
Enhance the soundproofing of the interior wall.
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In a living room, two people are discussing home renovation.

曉彤 Hiu Tung

呢面牆好靚呀。
ni1 min6 coeng4 hou2 leng3 aa3.
This wall is very beautiful.
俊傑 Chun Kit

我想喺牆上面掛幅畫。
ngo5 soeng2 hai2 coeng4 soeng6 min6 gwaa3 fuk6 waa2.
I want to hang a painting on the wall.
曉彤 Hiu Tung

幅畫會唔會太重？
fuk6 waa2 wui5 m4 wui5 taai3 zung6?
Will the painting be too heavy?
俊傑 Chun Kit

唔緊要，呢面牆好結實。
m4 gan2 jiu3, ni1 min6 coeng4 hou2 git3 sat6.
It's okay, this wall is very sturdy.

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