hei3 jyun2戲院戏院
Jyutpinghei3 jyun2
Yalehei yún
Definition
Cinema or movie theater; can also refer to a theater for Chinese opera.
- cinema; movie theater
- theater for Chinese opera
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How it's used
While referring to a place for watching films, this term can also occasionally refer to venues for traditional Chinese opera. In modern daily life, it is almost exclusively used for commercial movie theatres. It is standard to use the measure word 間 when counting these venues.
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gaan1間gānExamples
Which cinema are we going to for the movie tonight?
I'll wait for you at the cinema entrance, don't be late.
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Grammar guides
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