gung1 jing3 soeng1供應商供应商
Jyutpinggung1 jing3 soeng1
Yalegūng ying sēung
Definition
Supplier; a company that directly provides goods or products to individuals or organizations.
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How it's used
Used primarily in business and professional contexts to refer to entities that provide goods or services to a company. While it is a standard noun, it carries a formal tone that is rarely used in casual conversation between friends unless discussing work matters. It is almost always paired with the classifier 間.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
The product quality from this supplier is very stable.
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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.
