ng5 zi1 kei4 gon1五枝旗杆
Jyutpingng5 zi1 kei4 gon1
Yaleńgh jī kèih gōn
Definition
Five Flagpoles, a famous meeting point outside the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui.
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How it's used
This location serves as a nostalgic cultural landmark for many Hong Kongers who grew up in the late twentieth century. While the actual flagpoles still stand outside the Star Ferry pier, the term is less frequently used as a primary meeting point by younger generations who now prefer digital coordination or specific mall entrances. It carries a strong sense of local history and serves as a quintessential example of a public rendezvous spot before the era of mobile phones.
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- 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.



