aap3 baa1 din1鴨巴甸鸭巴甸
Jyutpingaap3 baa1 din1
Yaleaap bā dīn
Definition
Aberdeen (the district in Hong Kong or the city in Scotland); gabardine fabric.
- Aberdeen, a district in the Southern District of Hong Kong (also known as Heung Kong Tsai)
- Aberdeen, a port city in Scotland known for its granite and North Sea oil
- Gabardine; a durable, tightly woven fabric
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How it's used
Locals in Hong Kong almost exclusively refer to the district as 香港仔 rather than 鴨巴甸. Using 鴨巴甸 to refer to the Hong Kong district can sound slightly formal or like a direct translation from English, though it is the official name used on some government signage and maps.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse the district name with the fabric type gabardine, which is also transliterated as 鴨巴甸 in some contexts. Context is usually sufficient to distinguish between a geographical location and a type of material.
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- 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.
