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Jyutpinggun1 tong4
Yalegūn tòhng
Definition
Kwun Tong, an area in East Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Pronunciation often involves a slight nasalization of the initial consonant, which is a hallmark of the local accent. It is frequently associated with its industrial past, though it has undergone significant urban renewal into a major commercial hub.
Examples
Do you need to go to Kwun Tong for a meeting tomorrow?
Kwun Tong has changed a lot in the last few years, with many new shopping malls.
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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.
