sek6 gaa1 zong1石家莊石家庄
Jyutpingsek6 gaa1 zong1
Yalesehk gā jōng
Definition
Shijiazhuang, a city in northeastern China and the provincial capital of Hebei.
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How it's used
Geographic names of Chinese cities are often pronounced differently in Cantonese compared to Mandarin. When referring to cities like 石家莊, ensure you use the Cantonese reading of the characters rather than trying to mimic the Mandarin pinyin pronunciation. It is treated as a proper noun and does not require a measure word when used as a destination or location.
Examples
Do you know where Shijiazhuang is?
I will go to Shijiazhuang for a business trip next month.
Related words
Common phrases
go to Shijiazhuang
the weather in Shijiazhuang
Grammar color guide
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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.



