nou5 lou5瑙魯瑙鲁
Jyutpingnou5 lou5
Yalenóuh lóuh
Definition
Nauru, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean with no official capital.
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How it's used
Geographic names are often treated as proper nouns without specific cultural nuances, but speakers frequently add 嘅島國 to clarify its status as an island nation. Because it is a sovereign state, it is treated as a formal entity in conversation despite its small size.
Examples
Nauru is a very small island nation.
Do you know where Nauru is?
Related words
Common phrases
Republic of Nauru
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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.
