tin4 sam1 cyun1田心村
Jyutpingtin4 sam1 cyun1
Yaletìhn sām chyūn
Definition
Tin Sam Tsuen, a village in Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Names of villages in Hong Kong often follow the pattern of a specific name followed by the character 村. When giving directions or discussing locations, it is common to add 嗰邊 to indicate the general area or vicinity of the village. Note that there are multiple places in Hong Kong sharing this name, so context regarding the district is usually helpful.
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- 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.
