liu6 bik1 ji4廖碧兒廖碧儿
Jyutpingliu6 bik1 ji4
Yaleliuh bīk yìh
Definition
Bernice Jan Liu, a Hong Kong singer and actress.
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How it's used
Names of celebrities are treated like any other proper noun in Cantonese. When discussing their work, it is common to use the full name rather than a shortened version to avoid ambiguity. It is standard to refer to her by her full name in both casual conversation and media reports.
Examples
I really liked watching Bernice Liu act when I was young.
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Common phrases
Bernice Liu acts
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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.
