saan1 dung1山東山东
Jyutpingsaan1 dung1
Yalesāan dūng
Definition
Shandong; a province in eastern China with its capital at Jinan.
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How it's used
Pronunciation of this place name is straightforward, but it is often used in the context of regional cuisine, which is one of the eight major culinary traditions of China. When discussing the people or the culture, locals might refer to the region by its abbreviation 魯, especially in formal or culinary contexts.
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- 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.
