zau1 sau3 naa4周秀娜
Jyutpingzau1 sau3 naa4
Yalejāu sau nàh
Definition
Chrissie Chow, a well-known Hong Kong actress and model.
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How it's used
Refers to a prominent Hong Kong model and actress who rose to fame during the late 2000s. Using her name often evokes a specific era of Hong Kong pop culture, particularly the trend of photo books released by models at the annual Book Fair.
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Chrissie Chow photo book
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- 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.
