cage home

English

Etymology

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

Noun

cage home (plural cage homes)

  1. (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

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