jan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 aa3印度尼西亞印度尼西亚
Jyutpingjan3 dou6 nei4 sai1 aa3
Yaleyan douh nèih sāi a
Definition
Indonesia; a country in Southeast Asia, usually shortened to Jan3 Nei4.
colloquialplacestravel
How it's used
People almost exclusively use the shortened form 印尼 in daily speech, as the full name 印度尼西亞 sounds overly formal or academic. It is common to hear it when discussing travel destinations or the popular instant noodle brand Indomie. Using the full name in casual conversation can make you sound like you are reading from a textbook or a news report.
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- 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.
