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Definition
Nancy Wu, a Hong Kong actress.
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How it's used
Proper names of celebrities are used exactly like any other person's name in Cantonese. There is no special honorific required when mentioning an actress in casual conversation, though adding a respectful term like 姐 after the name is common if you are speaking about a senior artist in a professional or fan context.
Examples
Do you like Nancy Wu?
Nancy Wu is really cool when she acts.
Related words
Common phrases
Nancy Wu acts
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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.
