lei5 hoi2裏海里海
Jyutpinglei5 hoi2
Yaleléih hói
Definition
Caspian Sea; the world's largest inland body of water, located between Asia and Europe.
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How it's used
Geographical names like 裏海 are often treated as proper nouns that do not require a measure word when mentioned in a general context. While it is technically an inland sea, it is frequently referred to as a lake in casual conversation due to its landlocked nature. Use it exactly as you would use the name of any other major body of water.
Examples
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world.
Do you know where the Caspian Sea is?
Related words
Common phrases
Caspian region
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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.
