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Jyutpingzim1 dung1
Yalejīm dūng
Definition
Tsim Sha Tsui East; a commercial and entertainment district in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Locals treat this area as a distinct destination from the main Tsim Sha Tsui shopping hub, often associating it with office buildings, hotels, and the waterfront promenade. It is frequently used as a reference point for nightlife and specific landmarks like the Science Museum or the History Museum. Unlike some other districts, it is rarely referred to by its full name in casual speech.
Examples
We are going to Tsim Sha Tsui East for dinner tonight.
Are there many bars over in Tsim Sha Tsui East?
Related words
Common phrases
East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
Tsim Sha Tsui East fountain
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



