maan6 gaa1 dang1 fo2萬家燈火万家灯火
Jyutpingmaan6 gaa1 dang1 fo2
Yalemaahn gā dāng fó
Definition
A myriad of twinkling lights, especially referring to a panoramic night view of a city.
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How it's used
Evokes a sense of warmth, peace, and the comfort of home, often used to describe city night views from a distance. It carries a poetic and slightly nostalgic tone that contrasts with the coldness of a dark night. While it literally refers to ten thousand households, it is used idiomatically to describe any dense cluster of residential lights.
Examples
Looking at the myriad of lights across Victoria Harbour is truly beautiful.
Related words
Common phrases
a night view of a myriad of twinkling lights
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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.
