mou5 gwok3母國母国
Jyutpingmou5 gwok3
Yalemóuh gwok
Definition
One's home country or motherland.
writtenpeopleplaces
How it's used
This term is formal and carries a sense of ancestral or national belonging rather than just a place of residence. It is rarely used in casual daily chatter, as most people prefer to name the specific country or use terms like 屋企 or 家鄉 when talking about where they come from.
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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.
