hong1 lok6 gaai1康樂街康乐街
Jyutpinghong1 lok6 gaai1
Yalehōng lohk gāai
Definition
Hong Lok Street, a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, historically famous for its bird market.
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How it's used
Street names in Hong Kong are often used as landmarks for specific local markets or historical areas. Hong Lok Street is famously associated with the bird market before it was relocated to Yuen Po Street. Locals often refer to such streets by their names to evoke memories of the specific trades that once dominated the area.
Examples
Do you know how to get to Hong Lok Street?
Related words
Common phrases
go to Hong Lok Street
near Hong Lok Street
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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.
