香港はアジアの真珠と呼ばれている。
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English Translation
Hong Kong is referred to as the Pearl of Asia.
Furigana
Romanji
Honkon wa Ajia no shinju to yobareteiru.
Words
香港
(ほんこん、ホンコン)
Hong Kong; Hongkong
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
亜細亜
(アジア、あじあ)
Asia (esp. "the Far East"); Asian; Asiatic
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
真珠
(しんじゅ)
pearl
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
呼ぶ
(よぶ)
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife