wan4 sing4 keoi1雲城區云城区
Jyutpingwan4 sing4 keoi1
Yalewàhn sìhng kēui
Definition
Yuncheng District, a district in Yunfu, Guangdong, China.
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How it's used
Geographic names of this type are treated as proper nouns and typically follow standard Mandarin pronunciation when spoken in Cantonese, as they are specific administrative divisions in mainland China. It functions as a location marker and is used exactly like other district names such as 中西區 or 油尖旺區.
Examples
Do you know where Yuncheng District is?
Related words
Common phrases
Yuncheng District Government
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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.
