gam1 gun2 guk6金管局
Jyutpinggam1 gun2 guk6
Yalegām gún guhk
Definition
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
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How it's used
People use this abbreviation almost exclusively in professional, financial, or news contexts. While it refers to a government body, it is treated as a standard noun in daily speech when discussing interest rates or banking regulations. It is rarely used in casual social settings unless the speaker works in finance or is discussing economic news.
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The HKMA announced an interest rate hike today.
Do you know where the HKMA is located?
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Common phrases
Chief Executive of the HKMA
HKMA guidelines
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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.
