tit3 gam1 gong1鐵金剛铁金刚
Jyutpingtit3 gam1 gong1
Yaletit gām gōng
Definition
James Bond 007
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the James Bond film franchise rather than the character alone. It is a classic example of how Hong Kong cinema culture adapted Western pop culture icons with localized titles. You will often hear it used when discussing old movies on television or cinema marathons.
Measure word
tou3套touExamples
They are showing James Bond on TV tonight.
Do you like watching James Bond?
Related words
Common phrases
watch James Bond
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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.
