bun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6本地生產總值本地生产总值
Jyutpingbun2 dei6 sang1 caan2 zung2 zik6
Yalebún deih sāng cháan júng jihk
Definition
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal contexts like economic reports, news broadcasts, or academic discussions. While it is the standard term, speakers often shorten it to GDP in casual conversation to avoid the mouthful of characters.
Examples
Hong Kong's GDP has increased quite a bit this year.
Do you know how Hong Kong's GDP is calculated?
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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.
