sai1 bun3 kau4西半球
Jyutpingsai1 bun3 kau4
Yalesāi bun kàuh
Definition
Western Hemisphere; the half of the Earth west of the prime meridian up to 180 degrees longitude.
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How it's used
Geographic terms like this are used in formal or academic contexts rather than daily casual conversation. It functions as a proper noun phrase and typically requires a classifier like 個 when referring to the region as a specific entity.
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go3個goExamples
The geography class is teaching about the climate of the Western Hemisphere.
Do you know which countries are in the Western Hemisphere?
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Common phrases
Western Hemisphere countries
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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.
