seoi6 din2瑞典
Jyutpingseoi6 din2
Yaleseuih dín
Definition
Sweden; a country in Northern Europe.
neutralplacestravel
How it's used
Refers specifically to the country in Northern Europe. It is often mentioned in discussions regarding social welfare systems or high quality of life. When speaking about travel, it is common to pair it with verbs like 去 or 飛去.
Examples
Are you going to travel to Sweden this year?
The weather in Sweden is really cold.
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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.
