coi3 siu2 fan1蔡少芬
Jyutpingcoi3 siu2 fan1
Yalechoi síu fān
Definition
Ada Choi Siu Fun, a Hong Kong actress.
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How it's used
Names of celebrities are treated like any other proper noun in Cantonese. When discussing their work, it is common to use the verb 做戲 to refer to acting, rather than the more formal 演戲. Her name is frequently mentioned in the context of Hong Kong television dramas from the 1990s and 2000s.
Examples
Do you like watching Ada Choi act?
Related words
Common phrases
Ada Choi acting
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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.
