luk6 ji4 dou2 jyun6鹿兒島縣鹿儿岛县
Jyutpingluk6 ji4 dou2 jyun6
Yaleluhk yìh dóu yuhn
Definition
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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How it's used
Japanese prefectures are commonly referred to in Cantonese by adding 縣 directly after the Japanese name. While the full name includes the suffix, locals often drop the 縣 when the context of it being a Japanese location is already clear, simply calling it 鹿兒島.
Examples
When are you going to travel to Kagoshima Prefecture?
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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.
