hon4 saan1 zi6寒山寺
Jyutpinghon4 saan1 zi6
Yalehòhn sāan jih
Definition
Hanshan Temple, a Buddhist temple and monastery in Suzhou, China.
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How it's used
Hanshan Temple is famous for its mention in the classic Tang dynasty poem written by Zhang Ji. It is a specific cultural landmark rather than a common noun, so it is almost exclusively used when discussing tourism or Chinese literature. When speaking about visiting it, it is natural to pair it with verbs like 去 or 參觀.
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gaan1間gānExamples
I will visit Hanshan Temple in Suzhou next month.
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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.
