bei1 si1卑詩卑诗
Jyutpingbei1 si1
Yalebēi sī
Definition
British Columbia, a province on the west coast of Canada.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Used almost exclusively by the Cantonese speaking diaspora in Canada or those with family ties there. It is a phonetic shorthand that feels natural in casual conversation, whereas the full name is reserved for formal documents or news reports. It functions as a proper noun and does not require a classifier.
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Grammar guides
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- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
