aa3 zau1 taai3 ping4 joeng4 ging1 zai3 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1亞洲太平洋經濟合作組織亚洲太平洋经济合作组织
Jyutpingaa3 zau1 taai3 ping4 joeng4 ging1 zai3 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1
Yalea jāu taai pìhng yèuhng gīng jai hahp jok jóu jīk
Definition
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
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How it's used
This full name is rarely used in casual conversation because it is extremely long. Most people simply use the English acronym APEC, pronounced as individual letters, or refer to it as 亞太經合組織 for brevity. It is mostly reserved for formal news reports or official government documents.
Examples
aa3亞zau1洲taai3太ping4平joeng4洋ging1經zai3濟hap6合zok3作zou2組zik1織wui6會ji5議hai2喺bin1邊dou6度geoi2舉hang4行aa4呀？
Where is the APEC meeting being held?
keoi5佢gam1今nin4年doi6代biu2表hoeng1香gong2港heoi3去aa3亞zau1洲taai3太ping4平joeng4洋ging1經zai3濟hap6合zok3作zou2組zik1織hoi1開wui2會。
He is representing Hong Kong at the APEC meeting this year.
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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.
