gong2 hau2港口
Jyutpinggong2 hau2
Yalegóng háu
Definition
Port; a harbor or city where ships can anchor, ranging from large container terminals to typhoon shelters.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to maritime infrastructure rather than the city itself. While it can describe large-scale container terminals, locals often use more specific terms like 碼頭 for general piers or 避風塘 for typhoon shelters when the context is clear. It carries a formal or geographical tone compared to the everyday usage of 碼頭.
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Hong Kong is a very famous port.
Do you know where there is a port to dock the boat?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 碼頭. Use 港口 when referring to the entire harbor or port area as a facility for international shipping, whereas 碼頭 is the specific pier or dock where passengers or cargo are loaded.
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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.
