gam1 maa5 leon4 dou6金馬倫道金马伦道
Jyutpinggam1 maa5 leon4 dou6
Yalegām máh lèuhn douh
Definition
Cameron Road, a street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Street names in Hong Kong often use the character 道 to denote a road. When giving directions, locals frequently omit the word 道 if the context is clear, simply referring to the street by its primary name. It is common to pair this with the particle 喺 to indicate location or direction.
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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.
