gei1 zoeng2機長机长
Jyutpinggei1 zoeng2
Yalegēi jéung
Definition
The captain or pilot of an aircraft.
neutralworktransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the captain in command of an aircraft. While the term is standard, people often use the more general 飛機師 to describe the profession as a whole. Using 機長 implies a specific rank or role within the cockpit hierarchy rather than just the job title.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I really wanted to be a pilot when I was little.
Who is the pilot for this flight?
Related words
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
