haang1 hau2坑口
Jyutpinghaang1 hau2
Yalehāang háu
Definition
Hang Hau; a residential area in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, located southeast of Po Lam.
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How it's used
This is a specific residential area in the New Territories that serves as a major transport hub for the Tseung Kwan O line. It is distinct from other nearby areas like Po Lam or Tiu Keng Leng, and locals often refer to it when discussing the large shopping malls connected directly to the station.
Examples
I live in Hang Hau and usually take the MTR to work.
Are you going to Hang Hau for dinner tonight?
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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.
