hong4 hung1 mou5 laam6航空母艦航空母舰
Jyutpinghong4 hung1 mou5 laam6
Yalehòhng hūng móuh laahm
Definition
Aircraft carrier; a large warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft.
neutraltransportother
How it's used
Often shortened to 母艦 in casual conversation when the context of military vessels is already established. It is a formal term that is rarely used outside of news reports, military discussions, or movies, so it sounds quite technical in everyday speech.
Measure word
sau2艘sáuExamples
This aircraft carrier is really huge.
Related words
Common phrases
aircraft carrier strike group
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
