zai3 zau1濟州济州
Jyutpingzai3 zau1
Yalejai jāu
Definition
Jeju; an island and administrative province in southern South Korea.
colloquialplacestravel
How it's used
Refers specifically to the island province in South Korea. It is frequently mentioned in the context of short-haul travel from Hong Kong, often paired with the word 韓國 to clarify the location for those less familiar with East Asian geography.
Examples
Are you planning to go to Jeju for a trip this year?
The seafood in Jeju is really fresh.
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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.
