gau2 lung4 waan1九龍灣九龙湾
Jyutpinggau2 lung4 waan1
Yalegáu lùhng wāan
Definition
Kowloon Bay, a district and a bay in eastern Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the commercial and residential area developed on reclaimed land, rather than the actual body of water. Locals almost always use it to talk about the business district, office towers, or the major shopping mall connected to the MTR station. It is a key hub for office workers in the eastern part of the Kowloon peninsula.
Examples
I have to go to Kowloon Bay for a meeting tomorrow.
Are there any good restaurants over in Kowloon Bay?
Related words
Common phrases
Kowloon Bay MTR Station
Kowloon Bay industrial area
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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.
