lou6 jik6 sap6 sei3路易十四
Jyutpinglou6 jik6 sap6 sei3
Yalelouh yihk sahp sei
Definition
Louis XIV, King of France.
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How it's used
Historical figures are referred to by their standard Chinese names, which are direct transliterations of their European titles. When discussing monarchs, the ordinal number follows the name directly without any additional particles or titles like the English 'the'.
Examples
Louis XIV is a very famous king of France.
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Common phrases
The Sun King
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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.
