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Hong Kongin Cantonese.

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Canto School

Pronunciation

香港

hoeng1 gong2

Hong Kong

Recorded Cantonese

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When to use it

香港 follows 住 for residence and 嚟自 for origin; these answer different questions about a person.

Examples

我住香港

ngo5 zyu6 hoeng1 gong2

I live in Hong Kong

我嚟自香港

ngo5 lai4 zi6 hoeng1 gong2

I’m from Hong Kong

I’m from Hong Kongngo5 lai4 zi6 hoeng1 gong2我嚟自香港I want to go to Hong Kongngo5 soeng2 heoi3 hoeng1 gong2我想去香港I live in Hong Kongngo5 zyu6 hoeng1 gong2我住香港Excuse me, where is Hong Kong?m4 goi1 hoeng1 gong2 hai2 bin1 dou6 aa3唔該，香港喺邊度呀？