mung4 gu2蒙古
Jyutpingmung4 gu2
Yalemùhng gú
Definition
Mongolia; an East Asian landlocked country situated between Russia and China with its capital in Ulaanbaatar.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the sovereign state of Mongolia. When discussing historical contexts or ethnic groups, it often appears in compound terms like 蒙古人 or 蒙古包. It is treated as a proper noun and does not typically require a classifier.
Examples
Have you ever been to Mongolia for a trip?
The weather in Mongolia is really cold.
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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.
