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Yalegwok fāi
Definition
National emblem; a heraldic device representing a nation.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the official heraldic emblem of a sovereign state. It is almost exclusively used in formal, political, or academic contexts rather than daily casual conversation. When discussing the emblem of Hong Kong specifically, people often use 區徽 instead to distinguish it from a national one.
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This national emblem is designed very solemnly.
Where did you see the national emblem?
Related words
Common phrases
to hang up the national emblem
Grammar color guide
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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.
