zi6 kyut3 kyun4自決權自决权
Jyutpingzi6 kyut3 kyun4
Yalejih kyut kyùhn
Definition
The right to self-determination.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in political contexts and academic discourse regarding sovereignty and autonomy. It carries a heavy weight in local political debates and is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation outside of discussions about governance or rights. It functions as a formal noun phrase rather than a conversational descriptor.
Examples
They are very insistent on fighting for the right to self-determination.
Do you think the right to self-determination is that easy to fight for?
Related words
Common phrases
fight for the right to self-determination
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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.
