hin1 jan5 gei1牽引機牵引机

Jyutpinghin1 jan5 gei1

Yalehīn yáhn gēi

Definition

A tractor.

neutralworktransport

How it's used

While 牽引機 is the formal term for a tractor, most people in Hong Kong simply use the English loanword 拖拉機 or even just call it 拖頭 if referring to the heavy-duty prime mover of a semi-trailer. You will rarely hear 牽引機 in casual conversation unless reading technical specifications or formal agricultural reports. It sounds quite clinical and detached from the actual machinery used on local farms.

Measure word

bou6部bouh

Examples

nung4農fu1夫zaa1揸zyu6住bou6部hin1牽jan5引gei1機heoi3去gaang1耕tin4田。

The farmer is driving the tractor to plow the field.

go2嗰bou6部hin1牽jan5引gei1機waai6壞zo2咗，jiu3要wan2搵jan4人zing2整。

That tractor is broken, we need to find someone to fix it.

Common phrases

gaa3駕sai2駛hin1牽jan5引gei1機

to drive a tractor

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 拖頭, which specifically refers to the tractor unit of a container truck or semi-trailer, whereas 牽引機 is strictly for agricultural machinery.