hoeng1 gong2 soeng5 hoi2 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4香港上海匯豐銀行香港上海汇丰银行

Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 soeng5 hoi2 wui6 fung1 ngan4 hong4

Yalehēung góng séuhng hói wuih fūng ngàhn hòhng

Definition

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).

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How it's used

Locals almost exclusively refer to this institution as 匯豐, which is the standard short form for both the bank and its branches. Using the full name is reserved for formal documents, legal contracts, or official announcements. It is considered overly formal and unnatural to say the full name in casual conversation.

Examples

ngo5我喺hai2香hoeng1港gong2上soeng6海hoi2匯wui6豐fung1銀ngan4行hong4開hoi1咗zo2個。

I opened an account at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知hoeng1香gong2港soeng6上hoi2海wui6匯fung1豐ngan4銀hong4行zung2總hong2行喺hai2邊bin1呀？

Do you know where the HSBC main building is?

Common phrases

wui6匯fung1豐ngan4銀hong4行

HSBC

wui6匯fung1豐zung2總hong2行

HSBC Main Building

Common mistake

Do not confuse the full name with the common abbreviation 匯豐, as using the full name in daily speech makes you sound like you are reading from a legal document.