hong1 sing4 jing2 zin2康城影展
Jyutpinghong1 sing4 jing2 zin2
Yalehōng sìhng yíng jín
Definition
Cannes Film Festival.
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How it's used
This name is the standard way to refer to the festival in Hong Kong. It follows the common practice of using the Cantonese pronunciation of the city name, 康城, rather than the Mandarin-based transliteration. It is treated as a proper noun and often appears in entertainment news or casual discussions about cinema.
Examples
Have you watched the films from this year's Cannes Film Festival yet?
His film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival, which is very impressive.
Related words
Common phrases
to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival
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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.
