吉屋

Chinese
lucky; Jilin Province (abbrev.) house; room
simp. and trad.
(吉屋)		 吉 屋
Literally: “auspicious house/room”.

Etymology

Taboo of mentioning 空屋 (hung1 uk1, “empty house/room”) in Cantonese, as 空 (hung1, “empty”) is homophonic with 凶 (hung1, “inauspicious”).

Pronunciation

Noun

吉屋

  1. (chiefly Cantonese) empty house or room; vacant room
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