gwok3 taai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1國泰航空公司国泰航空公司
Jyutpinggwok3 taai3 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1
Yalegwok taai hòhng hūng gūng sī
Definition
Cathay Pacific Airways.
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How it's used
Locals almost exclusively refer to the airline simply as 國泰 instead of the full name. Using the full name sounds overly formal or like reading from a corporate document, similar to saying 'The Coca-Cola Company' in casual conversation.
Examples
Are you flying Cathay Pacific to Japan?
The in-flight meals on Cathay Pacific are much better than before.
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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.
