si1 sing4獅城狮城
Jyutpingsi1 sing4
Yalesī sìhng
Definition
The Lion City; a nickname for Singapore.
colloquialplacestravel
How it's used
Refers exclusively to Singapore in a way that sounds slightly more literary or journalistic than the common name. It is frequently used in travel writing or news headlines to avoid repeating the name Singapore multiple times. It carries a sense of familiarity and cultural recognition rather than being a strictly geographical term.
Examples
The food in Singapore is really great.
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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.
