ham2 pui4 laai1坎培拉
Jyutpingham2 pui4 laai1
Yalehám pùih lāai
Definition
Canberra, the capital city of Australia.
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How it's used
Geographical names of foreign cities are often transliterated phonetically in Cantonese. While many people might mistakenly assume Sydney or Melbourne is the capital, this term is specifically reserved for the administrative center. It is used exactly like any other proper noun for a city.
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Canberra is the capital of Australia.
Do you know where Canberra is?
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Common phrases
Canberra government
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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.
