ho4 loeng4何良
Jyutpingho4 loeng4
Yalehòh lèuhng
Definition
Ho Leung, a horse trainer in Hong Kong.
colloquialpeoplesports
How it's used
Refers specifically to a well known figure in the local horse racing scene. It is almost exclusively used in contexts involving the Hong Kong Jockey Club or betting culture. Unlike generic names, this is a proper noun tied to a professional identity.
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Ho Leung's stable
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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.
