miu5 caa1 keoi5秒差距
Jyutpingmiu5 caa1 keoi5
Yalemíuh chā kéuih
Definition
Parsec; a unit of astronomical distance equal to about 3.26 light years.
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How it's used
Scientific terminology like this is often borrowed directly from written Chinese and pronounced with Cantonese reading, but it remains strictly academic. You will rarely hear this in casual conversation unless the topic is specifically astronomy or physics. It functions as a standard noun for measuring vast interstellar distances.
Examples
How many parsecs away is this star from Earth?
Astronomers often use parsecs to calculate distance.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
