jiu3 dei6要地
Jyutpingjiu3 dei6
Yaleyiu deih
Definition
An important place or a strategically significant location.
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How it's used
Focuses on the strategic or functional significance of a location rather than its physical size or beauty. It is frequently used in contexts involving military history, urban planning, or commercial development where controlling a specific site dictates the outcome of a larger situation. While it sounds slightly formal, it is still commonly used in news reports or when discussing historical events.
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This is a military stronghold, outsiders are not allowed to enter.
Why do they want to fight for this strategic location?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 地方, which is a generic term for any place. Using 要地 to describe a casual location like a park or a shop will sound unnatural and overly dramatic.
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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.
