| |
Place |
jyutping |
pinyin |
Meaning |
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秦國
|
ceon4 gwok3 |
qin2 guo2 |
the state of Qin |
|
|
越國
|
jyut6 gwok3 |
yue4 guo2 |
the state of Yue |
|
|
蘇彝士運河
|
sou1 ji4 si6 wan6 ho4 |
|
the Suez Canal |
|
|
塔里木
|
taap3 lei5 muk6 |
ta3 li3 mu4 |
the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang |
|
|
天壇
|
tin1 taan4 |
tian1 tan2 |
the Temple of Heaven |
|
|
三峽
|
saam1 haap6 |
san1 xia2 |
The Three Changjiang River Gorges, The Three Gorges |
|
|
三峽堤壩工程
|
saam1 haap6 tai4 baa3 gung1 cing4 |
san1 xia2 di1 ba4 gong1 cheng2 |
The Three Gorges Dam project |
|
|
天山
|
tin1 saan1 |
tian1 shan1 |
the Tian Shan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia |
|
|
青藏高原
|
cing1 zong6 gou1 jyun4 |
qing1 zang4 gao1 yuan2 |
the Tibetan Plateau (roof of the world) |
|
|
秦陵
|
ceon4 ling4 |
qin2 ling2 |
the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li near Xian |
|
|
北回歸線
|
bak1 wui4 gwai1 sin3 |
bei3 hui2 gui1 xian4 |
the Tropic of Cancer |
|
|
兩廣
|
loeng5 gwong2 |
liang3 guang3 |
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (in Qing times) |
|
|
聯合王國
|
lyun4 hap6 wong4 gwok3 |
lian2 he2 wang2 guo2 |
the United Kingdom |
|
|
香港大學
|
hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6 |
xiang1 gang3 da4 xue2 |
The University of Hong Kong |
|
|
港大
|
gong2 daai6 |
gang3 da4 |
The University of Hong Kong |
|
|
西印度群島
|
sai1 jan3 dou6 kwan4 dou2 |
xi1 yin4 du4 qun2 dao3 |
the West Indies |
|
|
西江
|
sai1 gong1 |
|
the West River, Xijiang River (longest in South China) |
|
|
西區海底隧道
|
sai1 keoi1 hoi2 dai2 seoi6 dou6 |
|
the Western Harbour Tunnel |
|
|
哭牆
|
huk1 coeng4 |
ku1 qiang2 |
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel |
|
|
西牆
|
sai1 coeng4 |
xi1 qiang2 |
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Kotel |
