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Jyutpingdaai6 lik6
Yaledaaih lihk
Definition
Dali, a town in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
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How it's used
Dali is a major town in Nanhai District, Foshan, famous for its aluminum industry and commercial trade. It is frequently mentioned by Hong Kong residents who travel to the Pearl River Delta for business or manufacturing purposes. When referring to it in conversation, it is treated as a standard proper noun for a location.
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Dali Town
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
