hoeng1 gong2 jau4 zing3香港郵政香港邮政
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 jau4 zing3
Yalehēung góng yàuh jing
Definition
Hongkong Post, the government department responsible for postal services in Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Official names of government departments are often used as proper nouns in daily speech. While people refer to the institution as 香港郵政, they usually just say 郵局 when talking about the physical building or branch they are visiting. Using the full name sounds slightly more formal or specific, such as when checking official service hours or tracking a package.
Examples
I want to go to Hongkong Post to mail a letter.
Do you know where there is a Hongkong Post branch?
Related words
Common phrases
General Post Office
Post Office Department
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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.
