gong2 zi2港紙港纸
Jyutpinggong2 zi2
Yalegóng jí
Definition
Hong Kong dollar.
colloquialmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to the currency of Hong Kong in casual speech. It is frequently used to distinguish local currency from foreign money like 美金 or 人仔. Using this term sounds much more natural and local than saying 香港元 or 港幣 in daily life.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
Do you have any HK dollars on you?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in formal financial or banking contexts, where 港幣 is the standard term. It is strictly for informal, spoken communication.
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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.
