ging1 dou1 ji5 ding6 syu1京都議定書京都议定书
Jyutpingging1 dou1 ji5 ding6 syu1
Yalegīng dōu yíh dihng syū
Definition
Kyoto Protocol
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How it's used
This term is used exclusively in formal, academic, or news contexts when discussing international climate policy. It is a direct loan translation of the English name, so it carries the same weight and specificity as the original. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation unless the topic is specifically environmental politics.
Examples
Have you all heard of the Kyoto Protocol?
Has this country signed the Kyoto Protocol yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to sign the Kyoto Protocol
to comply with the Kyoto Protocol
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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.
