mui4 hei3 dang1煤氣燈煤气灯
Jyutpingmui4 hei3 dang1
Yalemùih hei dāng
Definition
A gas lamp or gas light.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical gas-powered street lighting still preserved in iconic locations like Duddell Street in Central. While technically a noun for the object, it carries a strong nostalgic and romantic association with colonial Hong Kong architecture. It is rarely used to describe modern electric streetlights, which are simply called 路燈.
Measure word
zaan2盞jánExamples
There were many gas lamps on the streets in the old days.
Have you seen those gas lamps in Central yet?
Related words
Common phrases
Gas Street (referring to Duddell Street)
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.
