tyun4 mun4 gung1 lou6屯門公路屯门公路
Jyutpingtyun4 mun4 gung1 lou6
Yaletyùhn mùhn gūng louh
Definition
Tuen Mun Road, a major expressway in Hong Kong.
colloquialtransportplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to the major expressway connecting Tuen Mun to the rest of the New Territories and Kowloon. Locals frequently associate it with heavy traffic and accidents, making it a common topic of conversation regarding commute times.
Examples
Tuen Mun Road is always congested.
Are you on Tuen Mun Road yet?
Related words
Common phrases
Tuen Mun Road traffic jam
take Tuen Mun Road
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
