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Definition
Flamingo.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the bird with pink plumage. While technically correct, many locals might simply use the loanword 火烈鳥 or even just describe them by their appearance if they are not familiar with the formal name.
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Those flamingos at the zoo are very pretty.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
