gou1 gaa3高架
Jyutpinggou1 gaa3
Yalegōu ga
Definition
Elevated; built high above the ground on pillars or a frame.
neutraltransportplaces
How it's used
High-level infrastructure in Hong Kong is often described using this term to distinguish it from ground-level or underground facilities. It functions primarily as an attributive modifier for nouns related to transport and urban planning. Unlike Mandarin where it can sometimes stand alone as a noun, in Cantonese it almost always requires a following noun to complete the thought.
Examples
Have you seen that elevated station yet?
Related words
Common phrases
elevated bridge
elevated road
elevated station
Grammar color guide
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Connector
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.
