caai4 waan1柴灣柴湾
Jyutpingcaai4 waan1
Yalechàaih wāan
Definition
Chai Wan, a district located in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island.
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How it's used
Chai Wan is a major residential and industrial district at the eastern end of the Island Line. It is often associated with public housing estates and the industrial buildings that have been converted into creative studios. Locals often refer to it as the end of the line for the MTR, which makes it a common reference point for distance.
Examples
Where in Chai Wan do you live?
I have to go to Chai Wan for work tomorrow.
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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.
