hoeng1 gong2 zik1 gung1 wui2 lyun4 mang4香港職工會聯盟香港职工会联盟
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 zik1 gung1 wui2 lyun4 mang4
Yalehēung góng jīk gūng wúi lyùhn màhng
Definition
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions
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How it's used
This organization was a major pro democracy trade union federation in Hong Kong until its dissolution in 2021. It is frequently referred to by its abbreviated name 職工盟 in casual conversation and news reports. Using the full name is typically reserved for formal contexts or when providing historical context.
Examples
The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions has already disbanded.
Do you know what the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions used to do?
Related words
Common phrases
HKCTU dissolution
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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.
