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Definition
Manchester, a city in England, or Manchester City F.C., the football club.
- Manchester, a city in northwest England
- Manchester City Football Club
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How it's used
Primarily used by football fans in Hong Kong to refer to the football club rather than the city itself. When discussing the city in a geographical or travel context, people usually use the full name 曼徹斯特 to avoid ambiguity. The term is heavily associated with the intense rivalry between the two major clubs in the city.
Examples
Do you prefer watching Manchester City or Manchester United?
Manchester City's performance this season is really strong.
Related words
Common phrases
Manchester City fan
Manchester City home stadium
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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.
