aa3 maa5 seon3 ho4亞馬遜河亚马逊河
Jyutpingaa3 maa5 seon3 ho4
Yalea máh seun hòh
Definition
Amazon River, the largest river by discharge volume in the world, located in South America.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the geographical feature in South America. Unlike some other major rivers, it is almost exclusively used in formal or educational contexts rather than daily casual conversation. When discussing it, speakers often emphasize its massive scale or biodiversity.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The Amazon River is the river with the largest discharge in the world.
Do you know where the Amazon River is?
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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.
