See also: 厝边

Chinese edit

 
(Min) house; bury; to place
(Min) house; bury; to place; dispose
 
side; edge; margin
side; edge; margin; border; boundary
trad. (厝邊)
simp. (厝边)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

厝邊

  1. (Min or Taiwan) neighbour
  2. (Min) area around one's house

Usage notes edit

厝邊厝边 usually refers to the immediate next-door neighbours, while 厝邊頭尾厝边头尾 is a more general term referring to everyone who lives in the same neighbourhood. Compare to the difference between 隔籬鄰舍隔篱邻舍 and 街坊 in Cantonese.

Synonyms edit

  • (neighbour):