dak1 hak1 laan4德黑蘭德黑兰
Jyutpingdak1 hak1 laan4
Yaledāk hāk làahn
Definition
Tehran, the capital and largest city of Iran and West Asia.
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How it's used
Geographic names are often transliterated phonetically in Cantonese, and 德黑蘭 follows this pattern closely. It is treated as a proper noun and functions exactly like any other city name in a sentence structure. Unlike some other major cities with established nicknames, it is almost exclusively referred to by its full formal name in both casual and formal contexts.
Examples
He will go to Tehran for a trip next month.
Do you know where Tehran is?
Related words
Common phrases
Tehran city
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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.
