粵

國gwok3人jan4

simp国人
gwok3 jan4guó rén

English

  1. compatriots (literary)
  2. compatriots; fellow countryman
  3. fellow countrymen

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 自己國家嘅同胞嘅統稱

Examples

  • 佢哋好憎外國人。

    They despise foreigners.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 啲英國人唔會噉讀㗎。

    An Englishman would not pronounce it like that.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢個國家唔夠外國人。

    There aren't enough foreigners in this country.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 好多美國人都買唔到樓。

    Homeownership is out of reach for many Americans.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 國家富強,國人生活水平高。

    Our country becomes prosperous and strong; our people enjoy a high standard of living.

  • 英國人叫貨車做「lorry」。

    In Britain a truck is referred to as a lorry.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我聽到佢講英文講到好似美國人咁流利。

    I heard her speaking English as fluently as an American.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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