gwong1 pun4光盤光盘

Jyutpinggwong1 pun4

Yalegwōng pùhn

Definition

Compact disc; CD.

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How it's used

While technically correct, this term is significantly less common in daily speech than 光碟. Most people use 光碟 or even just the English loanword CD when referring to physical discs. It is often encountered in written contexts or older technical manuals.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

nei5你uk1屋kei2企zung6仲jau5有mou5冇gwong1光pun2盤aa4呀？

Do you still have any CDs at home?

le1呢zek3隻gwong1光pun2盤faa1花zo2咗，bo3播m4唔dou3到laa3喇。

This CD is scratched and won't play.

Related words

synonymgwong1 dip2光碟gwōng díp

Common phrases

siu1燒gwong1光pun2盤

to burn a CD

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with the Mandarin term for a blank disc or a disc in general, but in Hong Kong, using 光碟 is much more natural and avoids sounding like you are reading from a textbook.