miu6 gaai1廟街庙街
Jyutpingmiu6 gaai1
Yalemiuh gāai
Definition
Temple Street, a famous shopping and night market street in Kowloon.
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How it's used
Temple Street is synonymous with its vibrant night market and outdoor dai pai dong style dining. It carries a distinct local atmosphere that is often associated with fortune tellers and street performances. When referring to the area, locals often focus on the specific experience of browsing stalls or eating street food rather than just the geographic location.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
Are we going to Temple Street for a late-night snack tonight?
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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.
