gat1 hing3 wai4吉慶圍吉庆围
Jyutpinggat1 hing3 wai4
Yalegāt hing wàih
Definition
Kat Hing Wai, a walled village in Yuen Long, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Refers to a historic walled village located in Yuen Long, famous for its iron gates and traditional architecture. It serves as a significant cultural landmark representing the history of the Tang clan in the New Territories. Locals often associate it with heritage tourism rather than as a typical residential area for outsiders.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
ngo5 dei6 ting1 jat6 heoi3 gat1 hing3 wai4 caam1 gun1 aa4
我哋聽日去吉慶圍參觀呀。
We are going to visit Kat Hing Wai tomorrow.
nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 gat1 hing3 wai4 hai2 bin1 dou6 gaa4
你知唔知吉慶圍喺邊度㗎？
Do you know where Kat Hing Wai is?
Related words
Common phrases
caam1 gun1 gat1 hing3 wai4
參觀吉慶圍
visit Kat Hing Wai
gat1 hing3 wai4 tit3 zaap6
吉慶圍鐵閘
Kat Hing Wai iron gates
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
