nok6 bui3 ji5諾貝爾诺贝尔
Jyutpingnok6 bui3 ji5
Yalenohk bui yíh
Definition
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist who established the Nobel Prizes in his will.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical figure Alfred Nobel or the prestigious awards bearing his name. When discussing the awards, it is almost always used as a modifier for 獎, forming the compound 諾貝爾獎. It functions as a proper noun and does not take a measure word on its own.
Examples
The Nobel Prize was established by Nobel's will.
Do you know which country Nobel was 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.
