gau2 lung4 ji1 jyun2九龍醫院九龙医院
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Definition
Kowloon Hospital.
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How it's used
Proper nouns for public institutions like hospitals are used directly without needing additional classifiers in most contexts. When giving directions, locals often refer to it simply as 九龍醫院, and it is frequently associated with the surrounding Argyle Street area in Ho Man Tin.
Examples
Do you know where Kowloon Hospital is?
I need to go to Kowloon Hospital to visit a friend today.
Related words
Common phrases
Kowloon Hospital Accident and Emergency Department
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
