fuk1 zeng2 jyun6福井縣福井县
Jyutpingfuk1 zeng2 jyun6
Yalefūk jéng yuhn
Definition
Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan.
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How it's used
Japanese prefectures are referred to by adding 縣 after the name in Cantonese. When discussing travel, it is common to use the particle 呀 at the end of questions to sound more conversational and friendly.
Examples
Are you going to travel to Fukui Prefecture this year?
The seafood in Fukui Prefecture is really famous.
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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.
