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Definition
Facebook; the social media platform.
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How it's used
This term is a direct calque of the English name, combining the characters for face and book. While widely understood by all generations in Hong Kong, younger users often simply say Facebook in English, as it is the standard name for the platform globally.
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Have you been on Facebook today?
He is always sharing photos on Facebook.
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Classifier
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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.
