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Definition
Park'n Shop, a major supermarket chain in Hong Kong.
colloquialshoppingplaces
How it's used
Local residents almost exclusively refer to this supermarket chain by its two character name rather than the full English brand name. It is common to see it used as a landmark when giving directions or describing where one lives. The name is so deeply embedded in local culture that it acts as a generic term for supermarkets in some contexts, similar to how people might use brand names for products.
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gaan1間gānExamples
I need to go to Park'n Shop to buy some food in a bit.
What time does the Park'n Shop near your home open?
Related words
Common phrases
Park'n Shop supermarket
go to Park'n Shop
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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.
