粵

首sau2府fu2

sau2 fu2shǒu fǔ

English

  1. capital city of an autonomous region
  2. capital of political subdivisions; capital of a region, as opposed to one of a whole country

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一個地方嘅行政中心、政府嘅所在地,通常用喺州同埋其他一級行政區上面;省嘅行政中心通常叫省會;主權國家嘅行政中心應該叫做首都

Examples

  • 蘭辛是密西根州的首府。

    Lansing is the state capital of Michigan.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 鳳凰城是亞利桑那州的首府。

    Phoenix is the capital of Arizona.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 一場毀滅性的地震襲擊了這個州的首府。

    A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

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

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