zaan3 bei2 aa3贊比亞赞比亚
Jyutpingzaan3 bei2 aa3
Yalejaan béi a
Definition
Zambia; a landlocked country in south-central Africa.
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How it's used
Geographical names in Cantonese often follow the English pronunciation closely, and 贊比亞 is the standard transliteration for Zambia. It is treated as a proper noun and typically used without a measure word when referring to the country as a whole. When discussing travel or location, it is common to use the preposition 喺 before the name.
Examples
The climate in Zambia is actually quite comfortable.
Do you know where Zambia is?
Related words
Common phrases
capital of Zambia
Grammar color guide
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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.
