saam1 jyun4 lei5三元里
Jyutpingsaam1 jyun4 lei5
Yalesāam yùhn léih
Definition
Sanyuanli, a subdistrict in the Baiyun District of Guangzhou, China.
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How it's used
Sanyuanli is a well known district in Guangzhou, historically significant for its resistance against British forces during the Opium Wars. In modern times, it is frequently associated with large scale wholesale markets and a high concentration of African expatriates living and working in the area. It serves as a major transit hub for people traveling within the Pearl River Delta region.
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Sanyuanli MTR station
Sanyuanli Avenue
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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.
