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Jyutpinghoi1 fau6
Yalehōi fauh
Definition
To open a port; to establish or open a harbor for trade and commerce.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical event of a location becoming an international trading port, most commonly associated with the British colonial era in Hong Kong. It carries a sense of historical significance and is rarely used to describe the opening of a modern, small-scale harbor. It functions as a fixed historical marker rather than a general verb for opening a facility.
Examples
Hong Kong started to develop from the time it opened as a port.
Do you know when Hong Kong opened as a port?
Related words
Common phrases
the opening of Hong Kong as a port
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
