naam4 wui4 gwai1 sin3南回歸線南回归线
Jyutpingnaam4 wui4 gwai1 sin3
Yalenàahm wùih gwāi sin
Definition
Tropic of Capricorn; the southernmost latitude where the sun can be directly overhead.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in academic or formal geographical contexts rather than daily conversation. It functions as a precise scientific label for the latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees south. Unlike everyday objects, it does not have a common colloquial substitute.
Examples
The Tropic of Capricorn is an important geographical boundary in the Southern Hemisphere.
Do you know where the Tropic of Capricorn is?
Related words
Common phrases
cross the Tropic of Capricorn
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
