fo1 wai1 dak6科威特
Jyutpingfo1 wai1 dak6
Yalefō wāi dahk
Definition
Kuwait; a country in Western Asia on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
neutralplaces
How it's used
Geographic names of countries are typically used as proper nouns without specific modifiers. When discussing travel or location, it is common to use the preposition 喺 before the country name to indicate where it is situated.
Examples
He is going to Kuwait for a business trip next month.
Do you know where Kuwait is?
Related words
Common phrases
Kuwait City
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Grammar guides
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