se4 hau2蛇口
Jyutpingse4 hau2
Yalesèh háu
Definition
Shekou, a district in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.
neutralplacestransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the port district in Shenzhen that serves as a major transit hub for travelers heading to or from Hong Kong. It is frequently mentioned in the context of taking high speed ferries across the Pearl River Delta. While it is a proper noun, it is almost always used in conjunction with travel logistics.
Examples
Are you going to Shekou for a business trip tomorrow?
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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.
