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Definition
A chō or machi; a level of administrative division in Japan.
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How it's used
Primarily used when discussing Japanese geography or addresses, this term is a direct loan from Japanese kanji. It refers specifically to a smaller administrative unit, often translated as a town, which sits below a city or district. Most Cantonese speakers will only encounter this in the context of Japanese travel or media.
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He lives in that town in Japan.
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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.
