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Definition
Hiroshima, a city or prefecture in Japan.
- Hiroshima, a city in Japan
- Hiroshima Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the Japanese city or prefecture, often associated with its famous oysters and okonomiyaki in local culinary contexts. When discussing travel, it is common to pair it with verbs like 去 or 飛 to indicate visiting the region.
Examples
When are you going to Hiroshima for a trip?
Hiroshima oysters are really famous.
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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.
