馬來西亞 / 马来西亚
maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³
The English phrase Malaysia is translated into Cantonese as 馬來西亞 / 马来西亚 (maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³).
馬來西亞 / 马来西亚 is the name of the country located in Southeast Asia.
Meaning: country in Southeast Asia (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is maa⁵ loi⁴ sai¹ aa³.
Did you know?
- In Cantonese, the name 馬來西亞 uses characters that literally translate to 'horse', 'come', 'west' and 'Asia', which creates a surreal image when read individually.
- The final syllable 亞 is a very common way to transliterate 'Asia' in Cantonese, appearing in many other names of places or people to approximate the 'a' sound.
- In Cantonese, the name for the people of 馬來西亞 is 馬來西亞人, adding the word for 'person' 人 to the country name.
Example sentences for Cantonese are not verified yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “malaysia” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
