jau4 tung2郵筒邮筒
Jyutpingjau4 tung2
Yaleyàuh túng
Definition
A post box or mailbox located on the street for collecting outgoing mail.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Post boxes in Hong Kong are distinctively green, a legacy of the colonial era that remains a familiar sight in the city. While digital communication has become the norm, these boxes are still maintained by Hongkong Post for traditional mail. You will mostly encounter them near MTR stations or major public buildings.
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Where is there a post box on this 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.
