hoeng1 gong2 din6 ce1香港電車香港电车

Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 din6 ce1

Yalehēung góng dinh chē

Definition

Hong Kong Tramways; the double-decker tram system operating on Hong Kong Island.

neutraltransportplaces

How it's used

Locals almost exclusively refer to this as 叮叮 instead of the full name. The name comes from the distinct bell sound the tram makes to warn pedestrians and other vehicles. Using the full name sounds formal or like you are reading from a guidebook.

Measure word

gaa3架ga

Examples

ngo5 dei6 daap6 hoeng1 gong2 din6 ce1 heoi3 tung4 lo4 waan1 laa1

我哋搭香港電車去銅鑼灣啦。

Let's take the Hong Kong tram to Causeway Bay.

nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 hoeng1 gong2 din6 ce1 jau5 gei2 do1 nin4 lik6 si2 aa4

你知唔知香港電車有幾多年歷史呀？

Do you know how many years of history the Hong Kong tram has?

Common phrases

daap6 ding1 ding1

搭叮叮

to take the tram

din6 ce1 lou6

電車路

tram tracks

Common mistake

Do not use the Mandarin term 電車 to refer to the MTR, as that would be confusing. In Hong Kong, 電車 specifically refers to the double-decker tramway on Hong Kong Island, while the underground train system is always called 地鐵.