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上soeng5門mun2

simp上门
soeng5 mun2soeng5 mun4shàng mén

English

  1. to drop in
  2. to come to one's house or the home of another party on purpose, e.g. to visit, to enquire or to provide certain services
  3. to visit
  4. to lock a door
  5. (of a shop) to close
  6. to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 有目的噉去到對方嘅屋企,譬如係拜訪、查詢或者提供服務

Examples

  • 上門送貨

    to deliver goods to one's house

  • 上門訪問

    to do a home visit

  • 上門維修電器

    to come to one's home to repair electrical appliances

  • 佢哋仲未上門裝寬頻。

    They have not yet come to install the broadband connection for us.

  • 有職員試過上門,但係冇人應門。

    Their staff member paid a visit, but nobody answered.

  • 「送貨」係一個最近先開始喺呢度呢度出現嘅詞語,「送貨上門」係現時嘅主流詞語,而「送貨」係昭和時代嘅詞語。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 請關上門。

    Please shut the door.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 关上门,打开窗!

    Close the door and open the window!

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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