bak1 ging1 lou6北京路
Jyutpingbak1 ging1 lou6
Yalebāk gīng louh
Definition
Beijing Road, a common name used for streets in China.
colloquialplacesshopping
How it's used
Beijing Lu serves as a generic name for major commercial streets in many Chinese cities, most famously in Guangzhou. When speaking Cantonese, it is treated as a proper noun for a specific location rather than a generic road type. It is almost always associated with bustling pedestrian zones filled with shops and restaurants.
Examples
We are going to Beijing Lu to go shopping tomorrow.
Do you know how to get to Beijing Lu?
Related words
Common phrases
go to Beijing Lu
shopping at Beijing Lu
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Grammar guides
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