wong4 ji1 man4黃伊汶黄伊汶
Jyutpingwong4 ji1 man4
Yalewòhng yī màhn
Definition
Emme Wong Yee-man, a Hong Kong singer.
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How it's used
This name refers to a specific Hong Kong celebrity who was active as a singer and actress during the early 2000s. It is used exclusively as a proper noun to identify her, and it carries a sense of nostalgia for those who grew up during that era of Cantopop. Unlike generic nouns, it does not change form or function in a sentence.
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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.
