柏文

Chinese

		cypress; cedar; surname	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (柏文)		柏	文

Etymology

Borrowed from English apartment.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): paak³ man⁴, paak^3-1 man^4-2, paak^3-1 man⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): pak² mun^3*

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paak³ man⁴, paak^3-1 man^4-2, paak^3-1 man⁴
    • Yale: paak màhn, pāak mán, pāak màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paak⁸ man⁴, paak^8-1 man^4-2, paak^8-1 man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pag³ men⁴, pag^3-1 men^4-2, pag^3-1 men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːk̚³ mɐn²¹/, /pʰaːk̚³⁻⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/, /pʰaːk̚³⁻⁵ mɐn²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: pak² mun^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰak̚⁵⁵ ᵐbun²²⁻²²⁵/

Noun

柏文

1. (Cantonese, chiefly Canada, US) apartment

   • 歡迎來本公司面談：因本公司常有新屋、舊屋、旅舘、柏文、餐館、雜貨、及各種生意出售。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     欢迎来本公司面谈：因本公司常有新屋、旧屋、旅馆、柏文、餐馆、杂货、及各种生意出售。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1960 June 3, advertisement by Pathay Realty Limited, in The Chinese Times, page 8

     fun¹ jing⁴ loi⁴ bun² gung¹ si¹ min⁶ taam⁴: jan¹ bun² gung¹ si¹ soeng⁴ jau⁵ san¹ uk¹, gau⁶ uk¹, leoi⁵ gun², paak³ man⁴, caan¹ gun², zaap⁶ fo³, kap⁶ gok³ zung² saang¹ ji³ ceot¹ sau⁶. [Jyutping]

     You are welcome to come to our office to talk: because our company always has new houses, old houses, hotels, apartments, restaurants, groceries, and various businesses for sale.

   • 他們租住柏文住宅大樓，有兩房一廳一浴室。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     他们租住柏文住宅大楼，有两房一厅一浴室。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 2011, 薛迪鈞, 明月幾見常圓, page 168

     taa¹ mun⁴ zou¹ zyu⁶ paak³ man⁴ zyu⁶ zaak^6-2 daai⁶ lau⁴, jau⁵ loeng⁵ fong^4-2 jat¹ teng¹ jat¹ juk⁶ sat¹. [Jyutping]

     They are renting an apartment in a large residential building, which has two rooms, a living room and a bathroom.

Synonyms

• 雅柏文
• 公寓 (gōngyù)

Derived terms

• 柏文大廈／柏文大厦