dei6 kau4地球
Jyutpingdei6 kau4
Yaledeih kàuh
Definition
The Earth; the third planet from the Sun.
neutralnature
How it's used
Refers specifically to the planet as a physical body or the global environment. While it functions as a noun, it is often used in abstract contexts to emphasize the scale of human impact or environmental issues.
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go3個goExamples
There are many different living things on Earth.
Do you know that the Earth revolves around the Sun?
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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.
