hoi2 gong2海港
Jyutpinghoi2 gong2
Yalehói góng
Definition
Harbour or port along a coast where ships can anchor.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a sheltered body of water where ships can anchor or dock safely. While it can be used in formal contexts, it is less common in daily casual speech than simply using 港口 or referring to a specific name like 維港.
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go3個goExamples
Victoria Harbour is a very famous harbour.
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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.
