joek3 hon6 noi6 si1 bou2約翰尼斯堡约翰尼斯堡
Jyutpingjoek3 hon6 noi6 si1 bou2
Yaleyeuk hohn noih sī bóu
Definition
Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa.
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How it's used
This is the standard transliteration used in Hong Kong for the South African city. It is almost exclusively used in formal contexts like travel planning, news reports, or geography discussions. In casual conversation, people might simply refer to it as South Africa if the specific city is not the main focus.
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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.
