fan5 nou6 niu5憤怒鳥愤怒鸟
Jyutpingfan5 nou6 niu5
Yalefáhn nouh níuh
Definition
Angry Birds
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How it's used
This term is a direct phonetic and semantic loan used to refer to the popular mobile game franchise. It functions as a proper noun and is treated like any other game title in conversation. You will hear it used by people of all ages who grew up during the peak of the game's popularity in Hong Kong.
Examples
Do you still play Angry Birds?
I really liked playing Angry Birds when I was a kid.
Common phrases
play Angry Birds
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
