gaau1 gaai3交界
Jyutpinggaau1 gaai3
Yalegāau gaai
Definition
A junction, boundary, or border where two places meet.
neutralplaces
How it's used
交界 describes the physical point or line where two distinct areas meet, often used for borders, districts, or zones. It carries a slightly formal or geographical tone, making it more common in descriptions of maps or urban planning than in casual conversation about small objects. When referring to the specific border between countries or regions, it is frequently used with the names of the two places directly preceding it.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
This place is the junction between two districts.
Do you know where the junction between the New Territories and Kowloon is?
Related words
Common phrases
the junction between two places
district border junction
Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse 交界 with 交叉點, which refers specifically to a crossing or intersection of lines or paths. Use 交界 for regions or territories, and 交叉點 for roads or abstract intersections.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
