dung1 keoi1 zau2 long2東區走廊东区走廊
Jyutpingdung1 keoi1 zau2 long2
Yaledūng kēui jáu lóng
Definition
Island Eastern Corridor; an expressway along Hong Kong Island.
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How it's used
Locals almost exclusively refer to this expressway by its abbreviated name, 東廊. Using the full name is usually reserved for formal announcements, GPS navigation, or when speaking to someone unfamiliar with the city's road network.
Examples
The traffic on the Island Eastern Corridor is jammed to the point of not moving.
Are you going to Central via the Island Eastern Corridor?
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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.
