waan4 kau4 mau6 jik6 gwong2 coeng4環球貿易廣場环球贸易广场
Jyutpingwaan4 kau4 mau6 jik6 gwong2 coeng4
Yalewàahn kàuh mauh yihk gwóng chèuhng
Definition
International Commerce Centre (ICC), a landmark skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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How it's used
Locals almost exclusively refer to this building by its English abbreviation, ICC, rather than the full Chinese name. Using the full name sounds overly formal or like reading from a tourist brochure. If you need to specify the location in Cantonese, simply saying ICC is perfectly acceptable and much more natural.
Measure word
zo2座jóExamples
We arranged to meet at the International Commerce Centre.
Do you know how to get to the International Commerce Centre?
Related words
Common phrases
go to the International Commerce Centre
near the International Commerce Centre
Grammar color guide
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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.
