gaa1 lak6 bei2 hoi2加勒比海
Jyutpinggaa1 lak6 bei2 hoi2
Yalegā lahk béi hói
Definition
The Caribbean Sea; a sea located north of South America containing many small island nations.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Geographic names ending in 海 are treated as proper nouns and typically do not require a measure word when referring to the region as a whole. When discussing the area, speakers often use the particle 嗰邊 to refer to the general location or the islands within it. It is almost exclusively used in the context of travel or geography.
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