hau4 si1 deon6侯斯頓侯斯顿
Jyutpinghau4 si1 deon6
Yalehàuh sī deuhn
Definition
Houston; a major city in Texas, United States.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Transliterations of foreign place names in Cantonese often follow the phonetic patterns established by Hong Kong media and travel agencies. While this specific transliteration is standard, speakers might occasionally use the English name directly in casual conversation if they are comfortable with English. It functions like any other proper noun for a city.
Examples
He is going to Houston for a meeting next month.
Do you know where Houston is?
Related words
Common phrases
City of Houston
Grammar color guide
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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.
