goeng1 wik6疆域
Jyutpinggoeng1 wik6
Yalegēung wihk
Definition
Territory, particularly the borders and land under a country's control.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical land boundaries of a state or nation, carrying a formal and often geopolitical tone. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation, appearing mostly in news reports, history books, or political discussions. Use 地方 or 地盤 when talking about smaller, non-state areas or personal spaces.
Examples
The territory of this country is very large.
Do they want to expand their territory?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this word to describe a personal space or a room, but it is strictly reserved for sovereign territory or large-scale political borders.
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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.
