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Definition
Stonecutters Island; a place in Hong Kong originally located off the west of the Kowloon Peninsula and now reclaimed.
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How it's used
Originally a standalone island, the area is now synonymous with the major naval base and the iconic cable stayed bridge that connects it to the mainland. It is rarely referred to as an island in modern daily speech because the extensive land reclamation has physically integrated it into the urban landscape of West Kowloon.
Examples
We are going to cycle over at Stonecutters Island tomorrow.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
