gwok3 zik6國籍国籍
Jyutpinggwok3 zik6
Yalegwok jihk
Definition
Nationality; the legal status of belonging to a particular nation.
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How it's used
Formal contexts often use this term when discussing legal status or immigration procedures. While it is the standard term for nationality, people might use the more casual phrase 邊度人 to ask about someone's background or origin in everyday conversation.
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What is your nationality right now?
He has applied for a second nationality.
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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.
