lok6 maa5 zau1落馬洲落马洲
Jyutpinglok6 maa5 zau1
Yalelohk máh jāu
Definition
Lok Ma Chau, an area in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located near the Shenzhen River border.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the border crossing point between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Locals often use it as a shorthand for the entire immigration control area rather than the geographical village itself. When discussing travel, it is frequently paired with the MTR station name to distinguish it from other border crossings like 羅湖.
Examples
Are you planning to cross the border via Lok Ma Chau?
There are many people lining up to cross the border at Lok Ma Chau.
Related words
Common phrases
Lok Ma Chau Station
Lok Ma Chau Control Point
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
