bou3 luk1 leon4布碌崙布碌仑
Jyutpingbou3 luk1 leon4
Yalebou lūk lèuhn
Definition
Brooklyn, a borough of New York City in the United States.
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How it's used
This is the standard transliteration used by the local Cantonese speaking community in New York and Hong Kong. It follows the phonetic conventions of Cantonese, which often results in a different sound compared to the Mandarin transliteration. You will frequently hear this used by immigrants and travelers when discussing locations in the United States.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
