tin1 hau6 daan3天后誕天后诞
Jyutpingtin1 hau6 daan3
Yaletīn hauh daan
Definition
The Birthday of Tin Hau, a traditional festival celebrating the sea goddess Mazu.
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How it's used
Tin Hau is the Goddess of the Sea, and her birthday is a significant cultural event in Hong Kong, particularly in fishing villages and coastal communities. Celebrations often involve traditional rituals, fa pau, and Cantonese opera performances. It is a specific cultural term rather than a general way to refer to a birthday.
Examples
Is there a lion dance performance for Tin Hau's birthday this year?
We went to the big temple to pray and celebrate Tin Hau's birthday.
Related words
Common phrases
celebrate Tin Hau's birthday
Tin Hau birthday parade
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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.
