gwok3 ging2國境国境
Jyutpinggwok3 ging2
Yalegwok gíng
Definition
National border; the frontier of a country.
writtenplaces
How it's used
This term is formal and primarily used in news reports, historical accounts, or political discussions. It carries a sense of sovereignty and state-level territory that makes it sound out of place in casual, everyday conversation. For common travel or crossing between regions, people prefer using 邊境 or 邊界 instead.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Their army has already crossed the national border.
This is the edge of the national border, don't wander around.
Related words
Common phrases
to cross the national border
national border line
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
