baa1 naa4 maa5巴拿馬巴拿马
Jyutpingbaa1 naa4 maa5
Yalebā nàh máh
Definition
Panama, a country in Central America.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Geographic names are often used with the classifier 個 when referring to the country as a specific entity or destination. It functions exactly like other country names in Cantonese and does not require any special particles or honorifics.
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go3個goExamples
Are you going to travel to Panama this year?
The Panama Canal is a very famous waterway.
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