zung1 keoi1中區中区
Jyutpingzung1 keoi1
Yalejūng kēui
Definition
Central District; a former administrative district of Hong Kong Island from 1969 to 1975, now merged into Central and Western District and Southern District.
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How it's used
Historical administrative divisions in Hong Kong often confuse locals and visitors alike because names like 中區 persist in casual speech even after official boundaries change. While it refers to a specific defunct administrative district, people often use it loosely to describe the general downtown area. It is important to distinguish this historical term from the modern 中西區, which is the current official district name.
Examples
The Central District used to cover a much larger area.
Do you know how the Central District was demarcated?
Related words
Common phrases
Central Police Station
Common mistake
Do not confuse the historical administrative 中區 with the modern 中環, which is a specific neighborhood rather than an administrative district.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
