隔籬鄰舍
Chinese
| separated by a fence; next door; the neighbors | neighbor; person next door | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (隔籬鄰舍/隔籬隣舍) | 隔籬 | 鄰舍/隣舍 | |
| simp. (隔篱邻舍) | 隔篱 | 邻舍 | |
Pronunciation
Usage notes
隔籬鄰舍／隔篱邻舍 usually refers to the immediate next-door neighbours, while 街坊 is a more general term referring to everyone who lives in the same neighbourhood. Compare to the difference between 厝邊／厝边 and 厝邊頭尾／厝边头尾 in Hokkien and Teochew.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鄰居 (“neighbor”) [map]
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