gei1 faan4機帆机帆
Jyutpinggei1 faan4
Yalegēi fàahn
Definition
A motorized sailboat.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to vessels equipped with both sails and an engine, balancing traditional sailing with modern propulsion. It is frequently used in the context of recreational boating or small-scale coastal transport around the Hong Kong waters. While technically accurate, many locals might simply use 船 to refer to any vessel unless the specific propulsion method is relevant to the conversation.
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gaa3架gaExamples
They rented a motorised sailboat to go to the outlying islands.
Is that motorised sailboat getting ready to head out to sea?
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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.
