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Definition
Michael Hui Koon Man, a famous Hong Kong actor, comedian, director, and scriptwriter.
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How it's used
Mentioning this name immediately evokes the golden age of Hong Kong cinema and the specific style of social satire he pioneered. He is often referred to as the Comedy King, and his films are culturally significant for capturing the struggles and aspirations of ordinary people in the city during the 1970s and 1980s.
Examples
Michael Hui is a master of Hong Kong comedy.
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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.
