fu3 hak1 kwan4 dou2庫克群島库克群岛
Jyutpingfu3 hak1 kwan4 dou2
Yalefu hāk kwàhn dóu
Definition
Cook Islands, an island nation in the South Pacific closely associated with New Zealand with its capital at Avarua.
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How it's used
Geographical names in Cantonese often follow the English pronunciation closely, but for island nations, the term 群島 is almost always appended to clarify the geography. It is treated as a proper noun and typically requires the classifier 個 when referring to it as a destination or location.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I want to travel to the Cook Islands.
Do you know where the Cook Islands are?
Related words
Common phrases
go to the Cook Islands
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