baa1 fat6 lok3 tai4巴伐洛堤
Jyutpingbaa1 fat6 lok3 tai4
Yalebā faht lok tàih
Definition
Luciano Pavarotti, the famous Italian operatic tenor.
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How it's used
This name is a direct phonetic transliteration used in Hong Kong to refer to the legendary tenor. It is almost exclusively used in contexts discussing classical music or when comparing someone's vocal power to his iconic style. Because he is a specific historical figure, it is treated as a proper noun and does not take a measure word.
Examples
Have you heard the song sung by Pavarotti?
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- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
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