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Jyutping saam1 nin4 ling4 baat3 go3 jyut6
Pinyin sān nián líng bā gè yuè

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    代指二戰​期間​日本​控制​香港​嘅​時​期​,​由​ ​1941​ ​年​ ​12​ ​月​ ​25​ ​號​港督​楊慕琦向​日​軍​投降​,​至到​ ​1945​ ​年​ ​8​ ​月​ ​15​ ​號日​皇裕仁​向​「​同盟​國​」​投降​為止
    the Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, from 25th December 1941 to 15th August 1945; literally: three years and eight months
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name, metonymically
    the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong from 25 December 1941 to 30 August 1945
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    香港日治时期长达三年零八个月。
    香港日治時期長達三年零八個月。
    hoeng1 gong2 jat6 zi6 si4 kei4 coeng4 daat6 saam1 nin4 ling4 baat3 go3 jyut6.
    • The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong lasted for 3 months and 8 months.
  2. Cantonese
    第二次世界大战,香港沦陷咗三年零八个月。
    第二次世界大戰,香港淪陷咗三年零八個月。
    dai6 ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3, hoeng1 gong2 leon4 ham6 zo2 saam1 nin4 ling4 baat3 go3 jyut6.
    • During the Second World War, Hong Kong was under (Japanese) occupation for three years and eight days.