ging1 gei1京畿
Jyutpingging1 gei1
Yalegīng gēi
Definition
The capital city and its surrounding areas.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or historical contexts to describe the administrative region surrounding a capital city. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation, where people would simply refer to the specific city name or the surrounding area directly. It carries a classical or academic tone often found in news reports or historical accounts.
Examples
They moved to live near the capital region.
Traffic in the capital region is very busy.
Related words
Common phrases
capital region
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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.
