cage home

English

Etymology

cage +‎ home. From Cantonese 籠屋／笼屋 (lung⁴ uk¹), from being a home set in a cage.

Noun

cage home (plural cage homes)

(Hong Kong, architecture) A subdivision of an apartment/tenement/flat's rooms into separate living spaces of stacked cages, big enough to fit a bed and hold one's belongings.

Coordinate terms

coffin home
capsule home
bedspace apartment

See also

capsule hotel

Anagrams

homecage

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