hong4 hung1 gung1 si1航空公司
Jyutpinghong4 hung1 gung1 si1
Yalehòhng hūng gūng sī
Definition
An airline; a company that provides air transport services for passengers or freight.
neutraltransportwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to the business entity providing air transport. When discussing the actual flight experience, locals often focus on the service quality or punctuality rather than the corporate structure.
Measure word
gaan1間gānExamples
Which airline did you buy your ticket from?
Related words
Common phrases
low cost carrier
major airline
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
