ou3 mun2澳門澳门
Jyutpingou3 mun2
Yaleou mún
Definition
Macau; a special administrative region of China.
colloquialplacestravel
How it's used
Locals often refer to the city as 馬交, which is a phonetic adaptation of the Portuguese name Macau. While 澳門 is the standard name used in formal contexts and official documents, 馬交 is frequently heard in casual conversation among friends. It is important to note that this nickname is strictly colloquial and should be avoided in professional or formal settings.
Examples
I will go to Macau for two days next week.
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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.
