bun3 zoi2半載半载
Jyutpingbun3 zoi2
Yalebun jói
Definition
Half a year.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the capacity of a vehicle or container being only partially filled. It is often used in logistics or transport contexts to describe efficiency or safety concerns regarding cargo weight distribution.
Examples
Driving with a half load like that is very dangerous.
Related words
Common phrases
half load of goods
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
