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Definition
David Beckham, the famous English football player.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the former English football star David Beckham. It is the standard way to refer to him in Hong Kong media and casual conversation, as most people use this transliteration rather than his English name.
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Do you like watching Beckham play football?
Many girls used to treat Beckham as their idol.
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Common phrases
Victoria Beckham
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
