fei2斐
Jyutpingfei2
Yaleféi
Definition
Used in names and transliterations.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively reserved for phonetic transcriptions of foreign names or places. It rarely appears in native Cantonese vocabulary or daily conversation outside of proper nouns. When you see it, you can safely assume it is part of a transliteration from a Western language.
Examples
Fiji is a very beautiful place.
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Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- 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).
