dung2 si6 wui2董事會董事会
Jyutpingdung2 si6 wui2
Yaledúng sih wúi
Definition
Board of directors; the highest governing body of a company.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the high level governing body of a corporation. While it is a formal term, it is used frequently in business contexts and news reports in Hong Kong. It carries a sense of authority and collective decision making that distinguishes it from individual management roles.
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The board of directors has finished their meeting and decided on next year's direction.
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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.
