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英jing1國gwok3

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English

  1. United Kingdom (UK); Britain
  2. the United Kingdom; England

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 國家名;全名係「大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國」,簡稱「聯合王國」或「不列顛」;係由大不列顛島上嘅英格蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾斯、愛爾蘭島東北部嘅北愛爾蘭以及一系列嘅附屬島嶼共同組成;首都係英格蘭嘅倫敦;通用英語

Examples

  • 英國好少地震。

    They have few earthquakes in England.

    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

  • 日本大啲定英國大啲?

    Which is larger, Japan or England?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 本書係喺英國訂返返嚟㗎。

    I ordered the book from Britain.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 嗰陣時英國仲未準備好打仗。

    Britain was not geared up for war then.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我哋成日都攞英國同日本嚟比。

    We often compare Japan with Britain.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

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

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