ji1 long5伊朗
Jyutpingji1 long5
Yaleyī lóhng
Definition
Iran; a country in Western Asia in the Middle East, with its capital at Tehran.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Pronunciation of this country name often involves a slight nasalization on the first syllable in rapid speech. It is frequently discussed in the context of international news or travel, and is almost exclusively used as a proper noun without needing a classifier.
Examples
Do you know where Iran is?
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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.
