長coeng4城sing4

English

1. the Great Wall
2. defensive walls, especially those that cover a long distance and large expanse; often referring to the Great Wall in China 萬里長城 maan6 lei5 coeng4 sing4

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 古代為咗防備外敵入侵，喺邊境築起嘅土壘或者城牆；通常指中國嘅萬里長城

Examples

• 哈德良長城

  Hadrian's Wall

• 不到長城非好漢

  One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero.

• 中国与蒙古隔着万里长城。

  China and Mongolia are separated by the Great Wall of China.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

• 我男朋友还没有去过长城。

  My boyfriend still hasn't been to the Great Wall.

  Tatoeba · Takuya CC BY

• 馬力歐在五天內走完萬里長城。

  Mario finished walking along the Great Wall of China in five days.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY