gwok3 fong4國防国防
Jyutpinggwok3 fong4
Yalegwok fòhng
Definition
National defense; affairs related to preventing a country from being invaded by foreign forces.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the military and strategic measures taken by a state to protect its sovereignty. It is primarily used in formal, political, or journalistic contexts rather than casual daily conversation. When discussing military matters in a more general sense, people often use terms related to military or security instead.
Examples
They place great importance on national defense construction.
Is this considered a national defense secret?
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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.
