gwai2 sing4鬼城
Jyutpinggwai2 sing4
Yalegwái sìhng
Definition
A ghost town or ghost city; an abandoned or largely uninhabited urban area.
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How it's used
Refers to urban developments or residential areas that have been constructed but remain largely unoccupied, often due to economic speculation or poor planning. While it carries a literal sense of being empty and eerie, it is frequently used in news and casual conversation to critique real estate bubbles. It conveys a strong sense of desolation and wasted resources.
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zo2座jóExamples
They finished building all the apartments there, but nobody lives in them; it's practically a ghost city.
Have you heard of any places that are ghost cities?
Related words
Common phrases
to turn into a ghost city
to be reduced to a ghost city
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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.
