aa3 zau1 din6 si6亞洲電視亚洲电视
Jyutpingaa3 zau1 din6 si6
Yalea jāu dihn sih
Definition
Asia Television Limited (ATV); a former Hong Kong television station that operated from 1957 to 2016.
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How it's used
Most locals refer to this station simply as 亞視 rather than the full name. It holds a significant place in Hong Kong pop culture history, often associated with a sense of nostalgia for its classic dramas and variety shows that competed directly with 無綫電視. Since the station ceased free-to-air broadcasting in 2016, it is now discussed primarily in the context of past media history.
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I really liked watching Asia Television when I was a kid.
Do you remember what dramas Asia Television used to broadcast?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
