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和昌大押
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Wo Cheung Pawnshop, 66 Johnston Road. Johnston Road is an old street in Wan Chai. Wo Cheung Pawnshop, established more than 80 years ago, has been declared as a monument. It also reflects the history of pawning in Hong Kong. This area was also considered Bird Street (雀仔街) for that block also sold many birds on HK Island side. This is no longer so, and that old building is being renovated yet keeps its old exterior. Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 25th Mar 2008 04:18 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:和 wo4 wo6 wu2 - gentle; harmony; peace; draw; and; sum昌 coeng1 - prosperous; flourishing 大 daai6 - big 押 aat3 aap3 - mortgage; detain; escort |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
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: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).