daai3 coek3 ji5 fu1 jan4戴卓爾夫人戴卓尔夫人
Jyutpingdaai3 coek3 ji5 fu1 jan4
Yaledaai cheuk yíh fū yàhn
Definition
Margaret Thatcher.
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How it's used
This name is the standard transliteration used in Hong Kong media and academic contexts. It is almost exclusively used when discussing British political history or the handover period. It carries a formal tone despite being a personal name.
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the Thatcher administration
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
