gwan1 deoi2軍隊军队
Jyutpinggwan1 deoi2
Yalegwān déui
Definition
Military forces; troops or armed forces organized for political or national defense purposes.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a formal military organization rather than a group of soldiers in a casual sense. While it is the standard term for armed forces, it is rarely used in everyday casual conversation unless discussing international politics or history. It carries a formal and serious tone.
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zi1支jīExamples
Do you know which country's armed forces are the strongest?
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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.
