gun1 tong4官塘
Jyutpinggun1 tong4
Yalegūn tòhng
Definition
Kwun Tong, an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Pronunciation often shifts in casual speech, with many locals dropping the initial consonant sound of the second character to sound like Kwun-ong. It is a major industrial and commercial hub, so it is frequently mentioned in the context of commuting or searching for trendy hidden restaurants. While the official English name is Kwun Tong, the Chinese characters specifically refer to the historical salt pans that once occupied the area.
Examples
Do you need to go to Kwun Tong for work tomorrow?
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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.
