fo2 tau4 fan4 zau1伙頭墳洲伙头坟洲
Jyutpingfo2 tau4 fan4 zau1
Yalefó tàuh fàhn jāu
Definition
Town Island, an island in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
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How it's used
This is a specific geographical name for an island located in the Sai Kung district. It is rarely used in daily conversation unless one is discussing hiking, boat trips, or local geography. The name itself is quite distinct from the English name Town Island, so locals will almost always use the Cantonese name when referring to it.
Examples
We are going to Town Island to hang out next week.
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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.
