ho4 lei5 wut6荷李活
Jyutpingho4 lei5 wut6
Yalehòh léih wuht
Definition
Hollywood; the American film industry or the district in Los Angeles.
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How it's used
This is the standard transliteration used in Hong Kong for the American film industry hub. It is treated as a proper noun and functions exactly like its English counterpart in sentences. You will often see it used in entertainment news or when discussing international cinema.
Examples
Do you like watching Hollywood movies?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
