mai5 laan4米蘭米兰
Jyutpingmai5 laan4
Yalemáih làahn
Definition
Milan, a major city in northern Italy.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Refers exclusively to the Italian city known for fashion and design. It is treated as a proper noun and does not carry any metaphorical meaning in daily Cantonese conversation.
Examples
I will go to Milan for a trip next month.
Do you like the city of Milan?
Related words
Common phrases
Milan Fashion Week
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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.
