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Definition
Fairy King Prawn, a famous champion horse racing in Hong Kong in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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How it's used
Fairy King Prawn is a legendary figure in Hong Kong horse racing history, often cited as a symbol of local pride. The name is so iconic that it is sometimes used colloquially to describe someone who is exceptionally talented or dominant in their field. It is specifically a proper noun referring to this one horse, so it does not function as a general term for prawns.
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Fairy King Prawn was truly impressive back in those days.
Do you know how many races Fairy King Prawn won?
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Common phrases
a generation's champion horse
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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.
