faa1 sing4 daai6 dou6花城大道
Jyutpingfaa1 sing4 daai6 dou6
Yalefā sìhng daaih douh
Definition
Huacheng Avenue, a major road in Guangzhou, China.
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How it's used
Proper nouns for specific locations in Guangzhou are often referred to in Cantonese using their standard characters, but pronunciation follows the local reading. When giving directions, it is common to add 嗰邊 to indicate the general area surrounding the road. It is treated as a specific landmark rather than just a street name.
Examples
Do you know how to get to Huacheng Road?
Related words
Common phrases
Huacheng Road Station
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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.
