咏港 (yǒnggǎng): ode to Hong Kong

Meanings

1 ode to Hong Kong
2 praising Hong Kong (in poetry/song)

Characters

咏

yǒng

to chant; to recite; to praise in verse

港

gǎng

harbor; port; Hong Kong

Examples

这首诗是一篇咏港之作。

Zhè shǒu shī shì yī piān yǒnggǎng zhī zuò.

This poem is a work praising Hong Kong.

咏港的歌曲总是令人怀念。

Yǒnggǎng de gēqǔ zǒngshì lìng rén huáiniàn.

Songs about Hong Kong are always nostalgic.

Tips

grammar

咏 (to chant/praise in verse) + 港 (harbor/Hong Kong). This is a verb-object compound where 咏 means to celebrate or praise through poetry/song, and 港 specifically refers to Hong Kong (香港).

Stroke Order

咏 yǒng

港 gǎng

Related Words

港 gǎng HSK 7 #4,680

harbor; port / Hong Kong (abbreviation)

港口 gǎngkǒu HSK 6 #5,789

port; harbor; seaport

咏 yǒng #27,740

to sing / to chant / to recite (poetry)

海港 hǎigǎng #14,852

seaport / harbor

香港 Xiānggǎng #6,854

Hong Kong (special administrative region of China)

港湾 gǎngwān #19,477

harbor / bay serving as a harbor / haven

避风港 bìfēnggǎng #23,558

safe harbor / haven / refuge / shelter from the storm

港务局 gǎngwùjú #27,278

port authority / harbor authority

兮 xī #3,527

(literary particle, used in poetry) / (exclamatory particle in classical Chinese)

诗 shī HSK 4 #2,757

poem; poetry / verse