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Yaledaaih yèuhng jāu
Definition
Oceania; a geographic region including Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific island groups.
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How it's used
Geographic terms like this are often used in formal or academic contexts rather than daily casual conversation. When referring to the region, people in Hong Kong are much more likely to specify individual countries like 澳洲 or 紐西蘭 instead of using the collective term. It functions as a proper noun and does not typically take a measure word in standard speech.
Examples
He is going to travel to Oceania next month.
Do you know which countries are in Oceania?
Related words
Common phrases
Oceanian countries
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
