faat3 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 baa1 lai4 ngan4 hong4法國國家巴黎銀行法国国家巴黎银行
Jyutpingfaat3 gwok3 gwok3 gaa1 baa1 lai4 ngan4 hong4
Yalefaat gwok gwok gā bā làih ngàhn hòhng
Definition
BNP Paribas, a major French international banking group.
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How it's used
This is the formal, full name for the institution. In casual conversation, people almost always use the English abbreviation BNP or refer to it as 法巴 to save time and effort. Using the full name is typically reserved for official documents, bank statements, or when clarifying which specific bank is being discussed.
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I opened an account at BNP Paribas.
Do you know where BNP Paribas is?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
