柬埔寨
gaan² bou³ zaai⁶
Cambodia in Cantonese is 柬埔寨 (gaan² bou³ zaai⁶).
柬埔寨 is the name of the country located in Southeast Asia.
Meaning: country in Southeast Asia (name)
How do you pronounce it?
gaan² bou³ zaai⁶
Did you know?
- The name 柬埔寨 is a phonetic approximation of 'Kambuja', the Sanskrit name for the country.
- The character 柬 in 柬埔寨 originally described a bamboo slip used for official records in ancient China.
- While 柬埔寨 is the official name, Cantonese speakers often refer to the region's culture through the lens of the 高棉 'Khmer' people.
Examples in context
- 我打算明年去柬埔寨旅行。ngo5 daa6 syun3 ming4 tin1 heoi3 gam2 pou4 zaai3 leoi5 hang4.I plan to travel to Cambodia next year.
- 柬埔寨嘅天氣好熱。gam2 pou4 zaai3 ge3 tin1 hei3 hou2 jit6.The weather in Cambodia is very hot.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about travel plans in a cafe.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting你有無去過柬埔寨？nei5 jau5 mou4 heoi3 gwo3 gam2 pou4 zaai3?Have you ever been to Cambodia?
- 子健 Tsz Kin我未去過，但係好想去。ngo5 mei6 heoi3 gwo3, daan6 hai6 hou2 soeng2 heoi3.I haven't been, but I really want to go.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting柬埔寨嘅古蹟好出名。gam2 pou4 zaai3 ge3 gu2 sik1 hou2 ceot1 ming4.Cambodia's ancient monuments are very famous.
- 子健 Tsz Kin係呀，所以我哋可以一齊去。hai6 aa3, so2 ji5 ngo5 dei6 ho2 ji5 jat1 cai4 heoi3.Yes, so we can go together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cambodia” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
