daai6 san1 ngan4 hong4大新銀行大新银行
Jyutpingdaai6 san1 ngan4 hong4
Yaledaaih sān ngàhn hòhng
Definition
Dah Sing Bank, a retail and commercial bank based in Hong Kong.
neutralmoneyplaces
How it's used
Proper nouns for local institutions are often used without additional classifiers in casual speech. When referring to specific branches, speakers frequently add the location name before the bank name to clarify which one they mean. It is treated as a standard entity name, similar to other major retail banks in the city.
Examples
Do you have an account at Dah Sing Bank?
I need to go to Dah Sing Bank tomorrow to handle some documents.
Related words
Common phrases
Dah Sing Bank branch
Dah Sing Bank account
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