hoeng1 gong2 sing4 si5 daai6 hok6香港城市大學香港城市大学
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 sing4 si5 daai6 hok6
Yalehēung góng sìhng síh daaih hohk
Definition
City University of Hong Kong
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How it's used
Locals frequently shorten this name to 城大 to save time in casual conversation. The full name is reserved for formal contexts like official documents, news reports, or when clarifying which institution you are referring to for someone unfamiliar with the abbreviation.
Examples
Are you studying at City University of Hong Kong?
I need to go to City University of Hong Kong to see a professor tomorrow.
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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.
