gam1 zung1金鐘金钟
Jyutpinggam1 zung1
Yalegām jūng
Definition
Admiralty, a commercial district on Hong Kong Island located between Central and Wan Chai.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the MTR station and the surrounding commercial hub on Hong Kong Island. While the English name is Admiralty, locals almost exclusively use the Cantonese name when speaking. It is a major transit interchange, so it is frequently mentioned in the context of commuting or office work.
Examples
I have to go to Admiralty for a meeting tomorrow.
Do you know which exit at Admiralty station leads to the park?
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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.
