ging2 wik6境域
Jyutpingging2 wik6
Yalegíng wihk
Definition
Territorial boundaries, or a specific area or region.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the formal or legal demarcation of a region or territory. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation, appearing more frequently in geographical, political, or historical contexts. Unlike general words for area or space, it carries a sense of official jurisdiction or defined limits.
Examples
The territorial boundaries of this place are clearly defined.
Related words
Common phrases
demarcation of territory
expand territory
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general terms like 地區 or 範圍, but those words lack the specific connotation of territorial sovereignty or administrative borders implied by 境域.
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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.
