tong4 si1 wing6唐詩詠唐诗咏
Jyutpingtong4 si1 wing6
Yaletòhng sī wihng
Definition
Natalie Tong, a Hong Kong actress.
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How it's used
Names of celebrities are frequently used in casual conversation to refer to their work or public image. When discussing actors, it is common to omit titles or honorifics, simply using the full name as a noun. This name is widely recognized in Hong Kong due to her long career in television dramas.
Examples
Do you like watching Natalie Tong act?
The person on TV is Natalie Tong.
Related words
Common phrases
Natalie Tong acting
starring Natalie Tong
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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.
