waan4 kau4環球环球
Jyutpingwaan4 kau4
Yalewàahn kàuh
Definition
Global; worldwide; encompassing the entire Earth.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or business contexts, such as describing international corporations or large scale events. It carries a sense of prestige and wide reach, often appearing in names of organizations or news segments. Unlike everyday descriptors, it is rarely used to modify casual, small scale activities.
Examples
Their company is developing global business.
Do you want to go on a trip around the world?
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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.
