ho4 lei5 wut6 dou6荷李活道
Jyutpingho4 lei5 wut6 dou6
Yalehòh léih wuht douh
Definition
Hollywood Road, a street located in Central, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
This street is famous for its antique shops and the nearby Man Mo Temple. It is a major thoroughfare in Central that connects the Mid-Levels to the rest of the district. Unlike the American Hollywood, the name here refers to the holly trees that once grew in the area.
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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.
