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Definition
Shino Lin, a Taiwanese female singer.
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How it's used
Proper nouns for foreign celebrities are often transliterated or kept as their original Chinese characters in Hong Kong media. When discussing her, locals typically refer to her by her full name rather than just a surname, as is common with many Taiwanese artists who gained popularity in the region during the late nineties.
Examples
Shino Lin's voice really has a very distinct quality.
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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.
