maan6 hak1 deon6曼克頓曼克顿
Jyutpingmaan6 hak1 deon6
Yalemaahn hāk deuhn
Definition
Manhattan, a borough of New York City.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
This is a direct phonetic transliteration used specifically for the New York City borough. It is almost exclusively used in travel or geographical contexts rather than in daily conversation about local life. When referring to the area, it is common to add the word 區 to clarify it is a district.
Examples
He will travel to Manhattan next month.
Do you know where Manhattan is?
Related words
Common phrases
Manhattan district
Grammar color guide
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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.
