au1 zau1 hat6 zi2 jin4 gau3 zou2 zik1歐洲核子研究組織欧洲核子研究组织
Jyutpingau1 zau1 hat6 zi2 jin4 gau3 zou2 zik1
Yaleāu jāu haht jí yìhn gau jóu jīk
Definition
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
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How it's used
This is the formal, full name for the organization commonly known as CERN. In casual conversation, people almost exclusively use the acronym CERN instead of the long Chinese name. Using the full name is usually reserved for news reports, academic contexts, or formal writing.
Examples
He works at CERN.
Do you know where CERN is?
Related words
Common phrases
CERN headquarters
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
