sai1 naam4 fei1 zau1西南非洲
Jyutpingsai1 naam4 fei1 zau1
Yalesāi nàahm fēi jāu
Definition
South West Africa, the historical name for Namibia.
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How it's used
Historical geographical terms often persist in casual conversation even after political changes. While the region is now known as Namibia, the older name remains in use when discussing history or colonial contexts. It functions as a proper noun and does not require a classifier when used in a sentence.
Examples
He lived in South West Africa for a few years before.
Do you know where South West Africa is?
Related words
Common phrases
go to South West Africa
history of South West Africa
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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.
