Dear native Cantonese speaker,

一個房間 means one hotel room.

Instead of 個, can I use 間 (classifier usually used for rooms and buildings) so:

一間房間

Thank you!

Question

Dear native Cantonese speaker,

一個房間 means one hotel  room.

Instead of 個, can I use 間 (classifier usually used for rooms and buildings) so:

一間房間

Thank you!

Answer

It is the difference between written Chinese and Cantonese (which it is a spoken language). And Mandarin also being a spoken language is special in the way that what you speak is what you write, so it is basically the same as written Chinese.

Answer

I think it is correct to say 一個房間 in Mandarin. But in Cantonese we say 一間房