sek6 paai4 kiu4 zaam6石牌橋站石牌桥站
Jyutpingsek6 paai4 kiu4 zaam6
Yalesehk pàaih kìuh jaahm
Definition
Shipaiqiao Station; a metro station in Guangzhou, China.
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How it's used
This is a proper noun referring to a specific metro station in Guangzhou. When discussing locations in mainland China, Hong Kongers typically use the local station name directly in Cantonese pronunciation rather than translating the meaning of the characters. It is treated as a standard location marker in daily travel conversations.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
