hoeng1 gong2 zung1 man4 daai6 hok6香港中文大學香港中文大学
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Yalehēung góng jūng màhn daaih hohk
Definition
The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Locals almost never use the full name in casual conversation, preferring the shortened forms 中文大學 or simply 中大. Using the full name sounds like you are reading from a formal document or an official announcement. The campus is famously hilly and spread out, so referring to it as 中大 is the standard way to identify the institution in daily life.
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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.
