din6 jing2 jip6電影業电影业
Jyutpingdin6 jing2 jip6
Yaledihn yíng yihp
Definition
The film industry; the movie business.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the business or professional side of filmmaking rather than the art form itself. While people often just say 拍戲 to describe the act of making movies, this term is reserved for discussions about the industry as a whole, its market, or its economic status.
Examples
He really likes watching movies and wants to work in the film industry.
Do you think there is still any hope for the Hong Kong film industry?
Related words
Common phrases
film industry development
prospects of the film industry
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.
