gung1 gung6 din6 waa2公共電話公共电话
Jyutpinggung1 gung6 din6 waa2
Yalegūng guhng dihn wá
Definition
Public phone; payphone.
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How it's used
Public phones have become increasingly rare in Hong Kong due to the ubiquity of mobile phones. While the term is understood by everyone, you will mostly see these booths in older residential estates or near public transport interchanges. It is common to refer to them simply as 電話亭 when describing the physical booth itself.
Measure word
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Are there still any public phones near here?
I am looking for a public phone to call home.
Related words
Common phrases
telephone booth
to make a call from a public phone
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a private landline, which is simply called 屋企電話 or 家用電話. Using the term for a home phone will cause confusion.
Grammar color guide
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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.
