tong4 ning4唐寧唐宁
Jyutpingtong4 ning4
Yaletòhng nìhng
Definition
Lelia Tong, a Hong Kong actress.
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How it's used
This is a proper name referring to a specific Hong Kong actress known for her work in television dramas. It functions exactly like a personal name in English and does not carry any additional semantic meaning outside of identifying the individual.
Examples
Do you like watching Lelia Tong act?
Related words
Common phrases
Lelia Tong acting
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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.
