san1 cou5 zaam6新造站
Jyutpingsan1 cou5 zaam6
Yalesān chóuh jaahm
Definition
Xinzao Station, a metro station in Guangzhou.
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How it's used
Proper nouns for specific locations in Guangzhou are often referred to using their Cantonese pronunciation in Hong Kong. When discussing the Guangzhou Metro, locals typically use the station name directly followed by 站 to specify the location. It functions exactly like any other station name in the local transit network.
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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.
