bo1 lo4 dik1 hoi2波羅的海波罗的海
Jyutpingbo1 lo4 dik1 hoi2
Yalebō lòh dīk hói
Definition
Baltic Sea; an inland sea in Northern Europe connected to the Atlantic Ocean.
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How it's used
Geographic names like this are treated as proper nouns and rarely take a measure word. When speaking about regions bordering this sea, locals often refer to the surrounding countries collectively rather than focusing on the sea itself as a destination.
Examples
Do you know where the Baltic Sea is?
They are planning to travel to the Baltic Sea area.
Related words
Common phrases
Baltic states
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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.
