pun1 jyu4番禺
Jyutpingpun1 jyu4
Yalepūn yùh
Definition
Panyu, a district of Guangzhou, or the ancient name of Guangzhou itself.
- Panyu district, located in the south-central part of Guangzhou
- historicalThe ancient name for Guangzhou city
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How it's used
Historically, this name refers to the ancient administrative center of the Pearl River Delta, often appearing in historical texts or local records. In modern daily life, it is primarily used to refer to the Panyu District of Guangzhou, which is a popular destination for weekend trips or shopping due to its proximity to Hong Kong. It is frequently mentioned alongside Nanhai and Shunde as part of the traditional cultural region known as Nanfan-shun.
Examples
I will go to Panyu to visit relatives next week.
Do you know how to take the bus to Panyu?
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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.
