saan1 wu4 dou2珊瑚島珊瑚岛
Jyutpingsaan1 wu4 dou2
Yalesāan wùh dóu
Definition
Coral island or atoll; a reef island formed from coral detritus and associated organic material.
colloquialplacestravel
How it's used
This term refers specifically to the island near Pattaya in Thailand, often known as Coral Island in English. It is almost exclusively used in the context of travel planning or discussing past holidays in Thailand. While the literal translation suggests coral island, it is treated as a proper noun for this specific destination.
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We are going to visit Ko Lan next week.
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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.
