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Definition
Himi-shuku, a former post station on the Nagasaki Kaido in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
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How it's used
This is a proper noun referring to a specific location in Japan. In Cantonese, it is treated as a standard place name and does not carry any special grammatical function or idiomatic meaning outside of its geographical reference.
Examples
He will go to Himi-shuku to hang out next week.
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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.
