hoi2 ngon6 sin3海岸線海岸线
Jyutpinghoi2 ngon6 sin3
Yalehói ngohn sin
Definition
Coastline; the boundary line between the land and the ocean.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the geographical boundary between land and sea. While technically accurate, it is more commonly encountered in formal contexts like geography lessons, urban planning discussions, or news reports about land reclamation projects rather than in casual daily chatter.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
The coastline here is very beautiful.
Do you know how long the Hong Kong coastline is?
Related words
Common phrases
length of the coastline
winding coastline
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
