naap6 gwo1 ji5 nok6- kaa1 laai1 baa1 haak1納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫
Jyutpingnaap6 gwo1 ji5 nok6- kaa1 laai1 baa1 haak1
Yalenaahp gwō yíh nok6- kā lāai bā hāak
Definition
Nagorno-Karabakh; a landlocked region in the South Caucasus.
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How it's used
This is a transliterated proper noun primarily used in news reports and formal discussions. Because it is a long, complex foreign name, speakers often refer to it simply as 卡拉巴赫 to save time in casual conversation. It is rarely used outside of geopolitical contexts.
Examples
What happened over in Nagorno-Karabakh?
Common phrases
Nagorno-Karabakh region
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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.
