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Yalechìhng chèuhng
Definition
Ching Cheong, a journalist detained by the People's Republic of China for espionage.
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How it's used
Proper nouns like this are used exactly as they are in English, functioning as the subject or object of a sentence. Because he is a well known figure in Hong Kong political history, his name often appears in discussions regarding press freedom or cross border relations. It is treated as a standard name without any special grammatical requirements.
Examples
I have read many reports about Ching Cheong.
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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.
